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On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
This year alone, the Congressional Budget Office estimates that sequestration will cost our economy about three-quarters of a million jobs.
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Tammy Baldwin
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Baldwin warns about the job losses due to sequestration's impact on the economy.

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