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Ray Mabus: “This budget was a strategy-driven budget, it was not a budget-driven strategy.”

On the recordFebruary 7, 2012
This budget was a strategy-driven budget, it was not a budget-driven strategy.
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Ray Mabus

Editor's note · Context

Mabus emphasizes that the budget aligns with strategic goals, not just financial constraints.

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