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On the recordFebruary 11, 2013
Sequestration is putting us onto a path of putting our military leaders in a great moral dilemma knowing they cannot send people into battle who are not ready, knowing that people are going to die unnecessarily.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham highlights the moral implications of military readiness due to sequestration.

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