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On the recordApril 10, 2013
I have to talk to the 2,000 people who have already been furloughed, and the countless number of defense contractors and related research businesses that are not hiring.
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Michelle Lujan Grisham
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the negative impact of the sequester on employment in New Mexico.

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