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Betty McCollum: “I did not vote for sequestration, but I have to work within the law as you point out.”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2015
I did not vote for sequestration, but I have to work within the law as you point out.
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Betty McCollum
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

McCollum acknowledges her opposition to sequestration while emphasizing the need to comply with the law.

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