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Joe Manchin: “We have adopted a policy now that if we try to correct the problem that we are having that came with sequestration, that…”

On the recordNovember 4, 2015
We have adopted a policy now that if we try to correct the problem that we are having that came with sequestration, that we have a policy now that we cannot increase the spending in defense unless we have an equal amount of increase in social programs.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin critiques the current policy linking defense and social spending increases.

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