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Roger Wicker: “It would put us back in sequestration, an unthinkable result, and an utterly irresponsible act that I feel sure this…”

On the recordDecember 11, 2018
It would put us back in sequestration, an unthinkable result, and an utterly irresponsible act that I feel sure this Republican Senate and this upcoming Democrat House will avoid.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker warns against the dangers of sequestration and expresses confidence in bipartisan avoidance.

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