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Mike Turner: “Part of the problem that we have in trying to set aside sequestration is that, you know, the Department of Defense was…”

On the recordApril 24, 2013
Part of the problem that we have in trying to set aside sequestration is that, you know, the Department of Defense was restrained really by the Administration from giving us information about the effects.
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Mike Turner
Republican · Ohio

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Turner discusses the challenges of understanding sequestration's impact on defense due to administration constraints.

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