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Randy Forbes: “The fear I have is that most Americans don't even know what the term 'sequestration' means, much less the catastrophic…”

On the recordMarch 21, 2012
The fear I have is that most Americans don't even know what the term 'sequestration' means, much less the catastrophic effect it would have.
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Randy Forbes
Virginia

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Forbes highlights public ignorance about sequestration's severe impact on defense.

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