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On the recordMarch 8, 2017
When I think about the failure of this Congress and this government to deal with this, I look in the mirror and I take my share of the responsibility.
Said by
Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker acknowledges personal responsibility for Congress's failure regarding sequestration.

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