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On the recordJanuary 30, 2013
allowing budget sequestration--the cavalier discussions I've seen in some newspapers recently by Members of Congress about the fact that it's reality and we probably can't change it makes absolutely no sense.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine criticizes Congress's casual attitude towards budget sequestration.

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