[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 26 (Monday, February 25, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H607-H608]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   SEQUESTER EFFECTS ON NEW HAMPSHIRE

  (Ms. KUSTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. KUSTER. If Congress fails to act, the sequester is going to 
trigger mindless, across-the-board cuts that will hurt middle class New 
Hampshire families and undermine our economy. There's no question we do 
need to reduce the deficit, but we have to do it in a balanced way that 
distinguishes between wasteful spending we cannot afford to keep and 
critical investments we cannot afford to cut.
  We cannot afford to cut investments in research at colleges like 
Dartmouth

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and UNH. We cannot afford to cut investments in programs that prepare 
our students for the 21st century economy, like those at Nashua 
Community College. We cannot afford to cut investments in critical 
defense systems produced by companies like BAE, that protect our troops 
and create good jobs.
  The only way to protect these priorities while avoiding the sequester 
is for both parties to pass a balanced, bipartisan plan that will 
responsibly reduce the deficit, grow our economy, and protect middle 
class families. Now is the time for Congress to step up and do its job.

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