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On the recordFebruary 27, 2013
It's an absolute disgrace that we're going home. We should stay here until 'The Sequester' has ended. This is a stupid way to do it.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Eliot Engel criticizes Congress for leaving town before addressing the budget cuts.

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