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Adam Smith: “I think you did what you could, basically, to make sure that people were aware of what was coming.”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
I think you did what you could, basically, to make sure that people were aware of what was coming.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Adam Smith acknowledges efforts to highlight the challenges of sequestration.

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