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Rep. Scott Rigell, R-Va., says he's "livid" over sequestration cuts to the military.

"Eighty percent of our conference is wrapped around Grover Norquist," Rigell said of his fellow House Republicans' relationship with the American Taxpayer Union's Norquist, whose pledge to not raise taxes has chained Republicans in budget negotiations, critics say.

"I think he's the man behind the curtain in the 'Wizard of Oz,'" Rigell told the Washington Examiner.

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