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Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
CONVENING THE COMMITTEE OF THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. IT IS THE WORST HEARING IN THE 113TH CONGRESS FOR THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. THE FOCUS OF...
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| 00:08:06 |
Shelby, Richard C. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alabama
MIKULSKI. THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS. TODAY WE WILL HEAR FROM OUR WITNESSES ON THE IMPACTS OF THE SEQUESTER, WHICH IS APPROPRIATE AND TIMELY. THE CUTS...
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| 00:15:34 |
Werfel, Danny - Controller
YOU. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, GOOD MORNING. I'M HERE TO DISCUSS THE AUTOMATIC SPENDING REDUCTIONS KNOWN AS SEQUESTRATION. IT IS SCHEDULED TO OCCUR AT...
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| 00:20:35 |
Duncan, Arne - Secretary
BE HURT MOST IF CONGRESS CHOOSES TO LET SEQUESTRATION HAPPEN. I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT TO MAKE SPENDING...
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| 00:26:45 |
Donovan, Shaun - Secretary
CHAIRWOMAN MIKULSKI, VICE CHAIRMAN SHELBY, AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE SENATOR MURRAY AND SENATOR COLLINS FURTHER GREAT PARTNERSHIP...
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| 00:32:03 |
Napolitano, Janet - Secretary
AVOID SEQUESTRATION. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE IMPACTS OF SEQUESTRATION ON THE DEPARTMENT...
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| 00:40:26 |
Carter, Ashton B. - Deputy Secretary
ONE YEAR AGO. THE -- IT IS NOT THAT WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NEEDS TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATION'S FISCAL SITUATION...
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| 00:48:05 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE COMPELLING AND RIVETING TESTIMONY FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS POLICY. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A GREAT TURN OF MEMBERS....
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| 00:49:48 |
Duncan, Arne - Secretary
REFORM -- WE NEED TO GET OUR KIDS READY FOR THE FUTURE. WILL THIS DIVALENT -- DERAIL IT? >> IT WOULD HAVE DEVASTATING IMPACTS. WE KNOW THAT WE CAN DO...
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| 00:51:31 |
Donovan, Shaun - Secretary
JOBS, THE SUPPLY CHAIN FROM THE LUMBERYARD ALL THE WAY UP TO PICK ANDD -- BIG CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. >> YOU PUT YOUR FINGER ON IT. HOUSING HAS BECOME...
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| 00:53:59 |
Carter, Ashton B. - Deputy Secretary
POSITION -- WHAT IS THE ADMINISTRATION'S POSITION? DO YOU NEED SOMETHING MORE DEFINITE? >> THAT WOULD TAKE LEGISLATION. I HOPE THERE IS SOME IN THE...
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| 00:55:54 |
Shelby, Richard C. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alabama
AFTER SENATOR SHELBY, WE GO DO HARKIN'S. -- TO HARKINS. >> THANK YOU. WE NEED TO RETURN TO REGULAR ORDER IN THE APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS. THE CHAIRWOMAN...
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| 00:57:02 |
Werfel, Danny - Controller
WAS INTO EFFECT. >> THANK YOU, SENATOR. I WILL GET THE RESPONSES STARTED. THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD OPPOSE A SOLUTION THAT KEPT THE SEQUESTER IN PLACE...
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| 00:58:35 |
Duncan, Arne - Secretary
THAT IS A GREAT SUMMARY BUT THE IDEA OF FLEXIBILITY SOUNDS NICE BUT THE CHOICE IS DEVASTATINGDISO WE SAVE TITLE -- THE CHOICE IS DEVASTATING. DO WE SAVE...
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| 00:59:07 |
Donovan, Shaun - Secretary
THAT -- WHERE THOUSANDS WOULD BE HURT. KOPP >> >> WE ARE HALFWAY THROUGH THE YEAR. TAKE ONE EXAMPLE OF A HUDD CROWBERRY HELPING HOMELESS VETERAN GET...
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| 01:00:02 |
Napolitano, Janet - Secretary
CUTS TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS IN A WAY THAT WOULD MITIGATE THE GREAT DAMAGE. >> FLEXIBILITY REALLY IS INFLEXIBLE. THERE ARE ONLY SO MANY PLACES WE CAN...
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| 01:02:52 |
Harkin, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Senator, [D] Iowa
I WANT TO DISAGREE WITH THOSE WHO SAY WE HAVE A SPENDING PROBLEM. WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT IT, LIKE THERE IS AN ASSUMPTION THAT SOMEHOW WE ARE A NATION...
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| 01:08:19 |
Collins, Susan M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Maine
COLLINS. >> TAKE YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIRMAN. IT IS DIFFICULT TO FOLLOW THE ELOQUENCE OF MY COLLEAGUE FROM IOWA. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE WE DO HAVE A SPENDING...
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| 01:10:58 |
Carter, Ashton B. - Deputy Secretary
BILL. DR. CARR TTER, DO YOU BELIEVE IT IS ESSENTIAL WE NOT ONLY DEAL WITH SEQUESTER BUT HAVE THE DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL FOR THIS YEAR? >> IT IS....
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| 01:12:57 |
Duncan, Arne - Secretary
COULD BE SHIFTED THE FOCUS OF SOME OF YOUR COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAMS TO HELP IN BUILDING IN EDUCATION SPENDING? >> THE MONEY WE SPENT REPRESENTED LESS...
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| 01:14:31 |
Murray, Patty - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
MURRAY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIRWOMAN. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM A GREAT PANEL TO HELP US UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF SEQUESTRATION,...
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| 01:16:20 |
Donovan, Shaun - Secretary
JOBS, AND A FRAGILE TIME IN OUR HOUSING MARKET. COULD YOU TALK ABOUT HOW THE MASSIVE JOB LAYOFFS THAT WOULD OCCUR IF SEQUESTRATION WAS IMPLEMENTED WOULD...
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| 01:18:51 |
Duncan, Arne - Secretary
HOW YOU WOULD SEE THE GENERAL IMPACT OF THESE DISTRICTS HAVING TO COPE WITH SEQUESTRATION? " SIX ARE MAKING THE DECISIONS ABOUT HIRING TEACHERS. -- BOTH...
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| 01:22:36 |
Coats, Dan - U.S. Senator, [R] Indiana
TO DEAL WITH SHRINKING RESOURCES. I DID NOT SUPPORT THE SEQUESTER EITHER. I AGREE IT IS NOT THE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH IT. THESE ARE ISSUES WE SHOULD...
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| 01:27:25 |
Werfel, Danny - Controller
FED EASE THE PLIGHT TIME. -- I HAVE USED UP ALL MY TIME. >> THE PRESIDENT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS HAS PUT FORWARD A PLAN THAT WOULD CREATE $4 TRILLION...
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| 01:29:16 |
Udall, Tom - U.S. Senator, [D] New Mexico
SEQUESTRATION PRESIDENT'S DAMAGING CUTS FOR NEW MEXICO'S NATIONAL LABS, MILITARY FACILITIES AND BORDER SECURITY. IF IMPLEMENTED, THOSE CUTS WILL BE VERY...
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| 01:30:36 |
Werfel, Danny - Controller
IMPACT AS A RESULT? ? >> I THINK NNSA DOES FALL WITHIN THE DEFENSE CATEGORY AND THEREFORE FACES ROUGHLY AND 8% CUT WHICH WILL BE APPLIED EVENLY ACROSS...
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| 01:31:26 |
Carter, Ashton B. - Deputy Secretary
WE ARE THE CUSTOMER FOR NNSA. WE DEPEND UPON THEM MAKING A SAFE AND RELIABLE NUCLEAR ARSENAL THAT WE CAN PUT ABOARD OUR DELIVERY SYSTEMS. SO I AM CONCERNED...
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| 01:32:41 |
Udall, Tom - U.S. Senator, [D] New Mexico
IN FAVOR OF A RECKLESS PLAN TO REDUCE THE BUDGET. I THINK YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT. ARE YOU CONCERNED WITH THE IMPACT OF THE SEQUESTERED ON THESE NEW...
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| 01:33:01 |
Carter, Ashton B. - Deputy Secretary
BASES AND THE REDUCTION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AT WHITE SANDS AND THE AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB AND SIMILAR TEST RANGES? >> IN THE NEAR TERM, YOU WILL...
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| 01:34:50 |
Murkowski, Lisa - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
SECRETARY CARTER, YOU MENTIONED THAT THE WOLF IS AT OUR DOOR ON THIS ONE. I AM WORRIED THE WILL IS ALREADY INSIDE. I'M WORRIED THAT WITH OR WITHOUT SEQUESTRATION,...
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| 01:37:28 |
Carter, Ashton B. - Deputy Secretary
WHEN MAYOR TALKING ABOUT PRIORITIES, IT NEEDS TO MAKE SENSE ALL THE WAY -- WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PRIORITIES, IT NEEDS TO MAKE SENSE ALL THE WAY. >>...
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| 01:40:13 |
Werfel, Danny - Controller
POSSIBILITY -- THE TRUST RESPONSIBILITY > ? I REALIZE I'VE GONE OVER MY TIME. I APOLOGIZE. REX YOUR POINTING OUT THAT -- >> YOU ARE POINTING OUT THAT...
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| 01:41:40 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
MINIMIZE THE DISRUPTION. >> THAT IS THE POINT OF WHAT YOU'RE GETTING TO WHICH IS THE MATTER WHAT, THERE IS NO GOOD WAY OUT OF THIS. THERE ARE NO GOOD...
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| 01:42:42 |
Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
TICKET, MADAM CHAIRMAN. I WANT TO BEGIN WITH SOMETHING HE SAID -- THANK YOU , MADAM CHAIRMAN. I WANT TO BEGIN WITH SOMETHING HE SAID. I FIND IT BEGINNING...
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| 01:44:54 |
Carter, Ashton B. - Deputy Secretary
THREE MOBILE PLATFORM SHIPS. WE HAVE THE FINANCING. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO NASCO AND THE FINANCING? >> NOT GOOD THINGS. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IT. THERE IS...
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| 01:47:45 |
Blunt, Roy - U.S. Senator, [R] Missouri
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE CAN TAKE SOME BALANCED APPROACH BETWEEN SPENDING CUTS AND REVENUES. I AM CONFUSED...
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| 01:49:01 |
Napolitano, Janet - Secretary
WE ARE NOT MAKING A PLAN TO KICK A CUT NEXT TIME -- PLAN TO TAKE A CUT NEXT TIME EITHER. WHAT WAS THE GUIDANCE FROM OMBN ON THE 14
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| 01:49:25 |
Werfel, Danny - Controller
BUDGET? >> IT WAS 5 BELOW 2012 ENACTED. THE -- THE BUDGET CONTROL ACT OF 2011 HAD WITH ITS ROUGHLY $1 TRILLION IN DISCRETIONARY SPENDING CUTS IMPOSED...
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| 01:51:16 |
Duncan, Arne - Secretary
I BELIEVE IT WAS IN SECRETARY DUNCAN'S. >> I'M SORRY. >> IT IS ALL SECRETARY DONOVAN'S FAULT. [LAUGHTER] >> THIS IS AID THAT GOES TO NATIVE AMERICAN AREAS,...
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| 01:54:14 |
Landrieu, Mary - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. I CANNOT THINK OF A BETTER PERSON TO BE IN THAT CHAIR TO HELP US ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES AHEAD OF US. I LOOK...
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| 01:57:43 |
Napolitano, Janet - Secretary
ADDITIONAL MONEY -- NOW THESE SAME MEMBER [INDISCERNIBLE] ADDITIONAL MONEY. >> I AM HAVING AN OUTER BODY EXPERIENCE. YESTERDAY I WAS BEFORE THE SENATE...
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| 01:59:59 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR HOUSE COUNTERPARTS ON THIS. OUR PRESIDENT SUBMITS THE BUDGET. WE ASKED THE RANKING MEMBERS TO MOVE OUT SWIFTLY AND SMARTLY TO...
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| 02:01:54 |
Boozman, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Arkansas
I THINK THAT IS BETTER FOR YOU. >> THAT IS HOW IT IS WHEN YOU ARE LOW MAN ON THE TOTEM POLE. NOT VERY WELL-EQUIPPED. WE APPRECIATE YOU WILL BE IN HERE....
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| 02:02:38 |
Werfel, Danny - Controller
CAN YOU TELL US THE VETERANS' BENEFITS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED? >> THOSE FUNDED THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, THEY ARE EXPLICITLY EXEMPT...
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| 02:03:19 |
Carter, Ashton B. - Deputy Secretary
CAN YOU GIVE US SOME WAYS THAT YOU HOPE TO AVOID A PROBLEM BEING THERE. HOW YOU WILL MAKE UP FOR THE $3 BILLION. >> WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT AND TO AVOID...
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| 02:07:58 |
Shaheen, Jeanne - U.S. Senator, [D] New Hampshire
I AM PARTICULARLY PLEASED TO HEAR YOU TALK ABOUT THE EFFORT TO RETURN TO REGULAR ORDER. FOR ALL OF OUR PANELISTS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE....
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| 02:10:37 |
Werfel, Danny - Controller
OF WHAT IS COSTING US TO PLAN FOR THE SEQUESTER AND IF IT GOES INTO EFFECT, WHAT SOME OF THOSE COSTS MIGHT BE. >> I DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC COST ESTIMATE....
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| 02:11:49 |
Carter, Ashton B. - Deputy Secretary
A SEQUESTER THAT WILL HAVE A LONG-TERM IMPACT IN TERMS OF SHIPBUILDING, FOR EXAMPLE. >> UNIT COSTS WILL GO UP ON EVERY PROGRAM AFFECTED BY A SEQUESTER....
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| 02:12:41 |
Donovan, Shaun - Secretary
ABOUT $1.5 BILLION IN ABLE TO PUT THOSE TO BETTER USE. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW THAT PROGRAM MIGHT BE AFFECTED BY THE SEQUESTER? >> IT IS IN JUST THE INTERNAL...
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| 02:15:35 |
Moran, Jerry - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
WEEK, THE CONTRACTS EXPIRE. THE LAST TIME WE WERE TOGETHER, YOU INDICATED IT WAS ABOUT TIME TO FISH OR CUT BAIT. YOUR AUTHORIZED THE TRANSFER OF REAL...
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| 02:16:20 |
Napolitano, Janet - Secretary
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE STATE OF KANSAS, AND THEY INCREASED THEIR OWN PARTICIPATION I VIEW IT AS A HUGE SECURITY NEED, AND A HUGE NEED FOR AGRICULTURAL...
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| 02:20:25 |
Werfel, Danny - Controller
80% OF THE RESEARCH DONE ACROSS THE COUNTRY BY UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH FACILITIES. >> IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT NIH WILL HAVE TO ISSUE HUNDREDS OF...
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| 02:22:33 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
AND ONLY GO BACK TO REGULAR ORDER, LET'S DISCUSS THOSE. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. I WAS VISITING THURSDAY MORNING, AND OFFERED HOSPITALITY. I WILL...
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| 02:23:34 |
Pryor, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Arkansas
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. THE LAW ON THE INSPECTORS SAY THE PLANT CAN'T OPERATE UNLESS INSPECTORS ARE THERE. CLOSING THESE PLANS FOR 15 DAYS...
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| 02:25:09 |
Werfel, Danny - Controller
EFFECT, IT HAPPENS IN EVERY AGENCY. OR WILL THEY BE PHASED IN OVER TIME? >> WHAT WE WILL SEE IS AGENCIES WILL START DOING KEY THINGS FIRST. IN THE MANNER...
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| 02:28:36 |
Carter, Ashton B. - Deputy Secretary
CALCULATION OF HOW MUCH THIS WILL COST IN TERMS OF EFFICIENCY AND WHAT DOLLARS WILL BE WASTED AS PART OF THIS? >> WE DO THAT PROGRAM BY PROGRAM AND IT...
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| 02:29:33 |
Alexander, Lamar - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
THE STATEMENT ON RECORD? SAID SIR ALEXANDER? -- SENATOR ALEXANDER? >> I THINK THE WITNESSES FOR COMING THIS MORNING. YOU MENTIONED A PLAN TO REDUCE THE...
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| 02:32:23 |
Werfel, Danny - Controller
THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING. >> IF THE WHOLE BUDGET GREW AT THE RATE OF INFLATION, WE WOULD NOT HAVE A PROBLEM, WOULD WE? >> GOING BACK TO THE FUNDAMENTAL...
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| 02:36:08 |
Merkley, Jeffery "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [D] Oregon
THAT IS WHAT THE DISCUSSION IS ALL ABOUT AND DON'T ASK, IF WE TAKE THE BUDGET CONTROL ACT AND COMBINE IT WITH SEQUESTRATION HAD THE INTERESTS,
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| 02:36:24 |
Werfel, Danny - Controller
HOW MUCH OF THE SAVINGS? BALLPARK? >> THE BUDGET CONTROL ACT HAD ROUGHLY $1 TRILLION IN DEFICIT REDUCTION, THE SEQUESTER ISWOULD IMPACT BY 1.2 TRILLION....
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| 02:39:09 |
Duncan, Arne - Secretary
WOULD IT MAKE MORE SENSE TO END THE SPENDING ON THE TAX LOOPHOLE OR TO CUT SPECIAL EDUCATION ENTITLE ONE? -- AND TITLE ONE. >> THE BEST INVESTMENT WE...
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| 02:40:00 |
Donovan, Shaun - Secretary
ABOUT THE NUMBERS BEING EXACTLY EVEN, BUT DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO CLOSE THIS TAX LOOPHOLE OR TO CUT A VAST NUMBER OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMS?...
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| 02:42:33 |
Cochran, Thad - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
OF TRANSITION, I WANTED TO SAY THAT. >> I DEEPLY APPRECIATE YOUR GENEROUS COMMENTS AND YOUR FRIENDSHIP OVER THE YEARS. WE APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP...
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| 02:45:46 |
Reed, John "Jack" F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
THANK YOU, I WANT TO ADD NOT ONLY MY BEST WISHES FOR YOUR SERVICES BUT THEY SENATOR COCHRANE. LET ME ASK SECRETARY DONNA THE QUESTION. WE WORKED TOGETHER...
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| 02:46:23 |
Donovan, Shaun - Secretary
THAT IS THE REALITY. THE ACT WAS BIPARTISAN BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZED BOTH THAT WE NEED TO DO MORE ON HOMELESSNESS, NOT ONLY THE RIGHT THING TO DO MORALLY,...
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| 02:48:24 |
Carter, Ashton B. - Deputy Secretary
ONE OF THE GREAT IRONIES IS THE SEQUESTRATION ENDS UP COSTING MORE MONEY THAN SAVING IT. CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THAT? >> ALL THE PROGRAMS REQUIRED TO BE...
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| 02:51:27 |
Graham, Lindsey - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
IT CAME AT A DYSFUNCTIONAL TIME. SECURITY>> ABOUT SEQUESTRATION, WE USED EVERY ADJECTIVE UNBORN THE MAN TO SAY THIS IS DUMB. CAN WE AGREE THIS IS A DAUNTING?...
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| 02:52:09 |
Carter, Ashton B. - Deputy Secretary
IRANIANS TO BEGIN TO DISMANTLE YOUR FORCE AS THEY TRY TO WRAP UP THEIR NUCLEAR PROGRAM? >> I THINK IT DIRECTLY SHOWS A FAILURE OF RESOLVE THAT WE ARE...
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| 02:52:49 |
Napolitano, Janet - Secretary
NAPOLITANO, WHAT SIGNAL WILL IT BE SENDING THE PEOPLE TRYING TO COME HERE ILLEGALLY IF WE STOP SECURING OUR BORDERS? >> WE HAVE DONE SO MUCH OVER THE...
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| 02:54:28 |
Duncan, Arne - Secretary
SOME PEOPLE DO. SECRETARY DUNCAN, HOW DO YOU COMPETE IN THE TWENTY FIRST CENTURY WITHOUT COMPETING IN EDUCATION? >> LOTS OF BENCHMARKS, THEY ARE AHEAD...
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| 02:57:30 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
IS THAT QUESTION ENTRAPMENT? >> THANK YOU FOR INDULGING ME. IT >> FIRST OF ALL, WE ARE ABOUT TO WRAP UP AS YOU CAN SEE. IN TERMS OF THE MEMBERS PARTICIPATING,...
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| 02:58:44 |
Werfel, Danny - Controller
SEQUESTER"IS TRIGGERED? >> IT WILL BE MULTI DIMENSIONAL AND ITS IMPACTS. INTENSE BARGAINING IS GOING ON WITH UNIONS GETTING READY TO ISSUE FURLOUGH...
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