What I am saying is that we have to hold the gun at the temples of both the President and the Congress. And to my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, may I emphasize that they should be aware that the gun is there not just at the temple of the President, but also at ours.
Urging restoration of automatic sequestration under Gramm-Rudman to force deficit reduction.
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