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Daniel B. Maffei: If we leave sequestration in place, if we don't find more revenue, if we don't find reductions in mandatory spending…

On the recordMarch 11, 2014
If we leave sequestration in place, if we don't find more revenue, if we don't find reductions in mandatory spending, then the 2015 budget is going to be looked back on as the high-water mark of what we have accomplished in national security.
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Daniel B. Maffei
New York

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Maffei warns that failure to act on budget issues will hinder future national security efforts.

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