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Patrick Leahy: “By not replacing the sequester this year, we are foregoing $56 billion that could be invested in programs to grow our…”

On the recordApril 1, 2014
By not replacing the sequester this year, we are foregoing $56 billion that could be invested in programs to grow our economy.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy emphasizes the economic loss from not replacing the sequester.

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