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On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
Let me just start with the Secretary and I. The Secretary and I have been saying for 16 months that sequestration would be devastating.
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Ash Carter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Carter reiterates the dire consequences of sequestration discussed over the past 16 months.

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