Jack Reed: “Sequestration would be devastating to defense, but the point has to be…”

On the recordMarch 3, 2015

Sequestration would be devastating to defense, but the point has to be raised, it would be devastating to every department of the Federal Government.

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Reed emphasizes the broad negative impact of sequestration on federal departments.

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