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Angus King: “It's going to be difficult. But, I'm very happy to have your testimony, this morning, which underlines for this…”

On the recordMarch 2, 2015
It's going to be difficult. But, I'm very happy to have your testimony, this morning, which underlines for this committee and for the country how serious a threat this is to our National security.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Emphasizing the seriousness of sequestration's threat to national security.

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