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On the recordJuly 17, 2012
I hope that vote in the House will mean that we'll recognize that on sequestration--that to continue to punt on these issues, that maybe this will mean we can see the kind of bipartisan consensus that we've got to generate some additional revenues and reform our entitlement programs so we can actually take on the bigger deal.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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Warner emphasizes the need for bipartisan consensus on sequestration and revenue generation.

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