Impact of Sequestration
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We learn about the impact of the sequestration.
Though the worst predictions about the sequestration -- such as severe unemployment benefit cuts, hour-long waits at airports, and four-hour waits at border crossings -- have not come true, other sectors have not been spared.
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Impact of Sequestration
Clip: 7/9/2013 | 10m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
Though the worst predictions about the sequestration -- such as severe unemployment benefit cuts, hour-long waits at airports, and four-hour waits at border crossings -- have not come true, other sectors have not been spared.
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