Political Quotes

On the recordMarch 25, 2014
Sequestration was just a bad idea. And I find it almost amusing that all of us would be complaining about the effects of it, but we did it to ourselves.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham criticizes sequestration and acknowledges collective responsibility for its implementation.

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