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Lisa Murkowski: “We are very concerned that the current fiscal year 2018 funding cap for non-defense discretionary spending is lower than…”

On the recordJune 6, 2017
We are very concerned that the current fiscal year 2018 funding cap for non-defense discretionary spending is lower than the fiscal year 2017 spending cap.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Murkowski expressed concern over funding cuts for health services.

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