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Jack Reed: “If Congress does not act to end sequestration, I believe our long-term national security interests will be threatened.”

On the recordMarch 2, 2015
If Congress does not act to end sequestration, I believe our long-term national security interests will be threatened.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Reed emphasizes the risks to national security due to sequestration.

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