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On the recordNovember 6, 2013
I just hope if we have another hearing on sequestration, I would suggest that you can bring whatever charts you want, but I would suggest you just bring a bunch of mirrors and put them up so that we can look at ourselves in our faces as we're talking about this.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine emphasizes Congress's responsibility in addressing budget issues during a hearing.

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