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Jack Reed: “If sequestration were imposed and went to those levels, that we could not perform the missions assigned to us under the…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
If sequestration were imposed and went to those levels, that we could not perform the missions assigned to us under the current strategy
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed warns that sequestration would hinder mission performance and risk American lives.

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