On the recordJuly 31, 2012
The design of the Budget Control Act actually incorporated the Gramm-Rudman Sequestration 1985 Act, which is sort of the basic structure of how sequestration would take place.
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Carter explains the Budget Control Act's connection to previous budget laws.
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