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Susan Collins: “I think sequestration, in addition to being such a blunt instrument, is such a mistake, because it actually ends up, as…”

On the recordMarch 3, 2015
I think sequestration, in addition to being such a blunt instrument, is such a mistake, because it actually ends up, as you said, with our paying more for fewer ships.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins criticizes sequestration's impact on military shipbuilding costs.

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