“The sequester is not something that I proposed. It's something that Congress has proposed. It will not happen.”

— Barack Obama

Third Presidential Debate http://www.npr.org/2012/10/22/163436694/transcript-3rd-obama-romney-presidential-debate (22 October 2012) <br class="br">2012

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