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Chellie Pingree: one of the tragic consequences of the unplanned sequester... is that we spend a relentless amount of time trying to…

On the recordMarch 12, 2013
one of the tragic consequences of the unplanned sequester... is that we spend a relentless amount of time trying to figure out, now what should we do, and how to do it better, and how did we get to this position without planning.
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Chellie Pingree
Democratic · Maine

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Pingree criticizes the sequester for causing inefficient resource management and planning issues.

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