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Eliot Engel: “I think sequestration is bad policy. I voted against it, and I continue to believe that indiscriminate, across-the-board…”

On the recordMarch 4, 2013
I think sequestration is bad policy. I voted against it, and I continue to believe that indiscriminate, across-the-board cuts are a terrible and counterproductive way to deal with our fiscal situation.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Engel criticizes sequestration and its impact on budget cuts.

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