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Brad Sherman: “We in Congress want to reflect our values in the appropriations but we are not the experts at the program level.”

On the recordJuly 29, 2020
We in Congress want to reflect our values in the appropriations but we are not the experts at the program level.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

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Sherman emphasizes Congress's intent to align appropriations with values despite lacking program expertise.

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