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Beto O'Rourke: “If the sequestration law is applied at the individual program, project, and activity level, then you can run into a…”

On the recordApril 17, 2012
If the sequestration law is applied at the individual program, project, and activity level, then you can run into a scenario in which each of those programs gets their funding shaved.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas

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O'Rourke discusses the impact of sequestration on shipbuilding funding.

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