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Tim Kaine: “Sequester doesn't just affect defense by affecting the Department of Defense. The nondefense accounts, Department of…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2015
Sequester doesn't just affect defense by affecting the Department of Defense. The nondefense accounts, Department of Energy being one, that are affected by sequester also have a significant effect on our national security.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine points out the broader impacts of sequester on national security beyond defense.

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