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On the recordSeptember 19, 2012
I would rather prefer that the surgeon use a scalpel rather than a meat cleaver.
Said by
Alexander Graves
Republican · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Graves critiques the indiscriminate cuts of sequestration, advocating for targeted reductions instead.

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