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On the recordJuly 15, 2014
Senator, you mentioned this was a record-breaking hearing, and it is for me because it is the longest SASC hearing that I have been to where the word 'sequester' has not been mentioned.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Commenting on the absence of the term 'sequester' in a lengthy hearing.

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