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Roy Blunt: I will accept the idea that nobody told anybody that this sequester was actually going to happen, even though it was in…

On the recordFebruary 13, 2013
I will accept the idea that nobody told anybody that this sequester was actually going to happen, even though it was in the law.
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Roy Blunt
Republican · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Blunt acknowledges the unexpected nature of the sequester despite it being legally mandated.

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