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On the recordJuly 27, 2015
It is past time for Congress to raise the sequester-level discretionary spending caps that are stunting the progress we can make as a nation.
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Bobby Scott
Democratic · Virginia

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Scott urges Congress to lift spending caps affecting crucial programs.

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