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On the recordFebruary 25, 2014
Madam Chairwoman, I am impressed with the fact that as they have come to us and asked us for sequester relief, they basically said we will absorb more than 50 percent of the sequester cuts over the entire length of the sequester.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Kaine acknowledges the DOD's willingness to absorb sequester cuts while seeking relief.

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