Ash Carter said "the mechanism of sequester which makes us cut everything in proportion is dumb from any kind of managerial point of view." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 11, 2013

the mechanism of sequester which makes us cut everything in proportion is dumb from any kind of managerial point of view.

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Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Carter criticizes the sequester for its ineffective budget-cutting approach.

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