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Jack Reed: “If we are able to avoid sequestration, there are still significant issues with the BCA going forward.”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2013
If we are able to avoid sequestration, there are still significant issues with the BCA going forward.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed discusses the implications of avoiding sequestration on the Budget Control Act.

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