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Susan Collins: “If the draconian cuts associated with sequestration are allowed to return in fiscal year 2016 and beyond, it would be…”

On the recordApril 1, 2014
If the draconian cuts associated with sequestration are allowed to return in fiscal year 2016 and beyond, it would be devastating to our national security and defense industrial base.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins warns about the severe impact of sequestration on national security and defense capabilities.

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