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On the recordNovember 13, 2013
We cannot allow them to bear a disproportionate burden because of cuts that were never supposed to go into effect in the first place.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the unfair impact of sequestration on Native communities.

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