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Pat Ryan: “Make no mistake, the sequester is not meant to be policy.”

On the recordApril 24, 2012
Make no mistake, the sequester is not meant to be policy.
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Ryan emphasizes that the sequester was not intended as a policy but will still take effect.

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