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Adam Smith: “It is clear that large, indiscriminate, across-the-board cuts to the Federal budget would have serious implications for…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
It is clear that large, indiscriminate, across-the-board cuts to the Federal budget would have serious implications for national security, our economy, and a wide range of important Federal programs.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington

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Adam Smith warns about the broad negative effects of indiscriminate federal budget cuts.

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