If it were to endure, we're back to sequestration, furlough levels of 2013, that was devastating to our force.
Tim Kaine: “If it were to endure, we're back to sequestration, furlough levels of 2013, that was devastating to our force.”
On the recordFebruary 7, 2017
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Kaine warns about the negative impact of a hiring freeze on military readiness.
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