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Adam Smith: “I personally think at this point we need to stop torturing the discretionary portion of the budget.”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
I personally think at this point we need to stop torturing the discretionary portion of the budget.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington

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Adam Smith argues against the negative impact of sequestration on discretionary spending.

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