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Randy Forbes: “While there seems to be a prevailing consensus that sequestration, under the Budget Control Act, would be devastating to…”

On the recordNovember 2, 2011
While there seems to be a prevailing consensus that sequestration, under the Budget Control Act, would be devastating to the military, I remain severely concerned that we have already gone too far.
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Randy Forbes
Virginia

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Forbes expresses concern over the negative impact of budget cuts on military readiness.

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