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Janice Hahn: “It seems easy around here sometimes to defund agencies like yours, because, frankly, I think a lot of folks aren't…”

On the recordOctober 28, 2013
It seems easy around here sometimes to defund agencies like yours, because, frankly, I think a lot of folks aren't exactly clear on what FMC's mission really is as opposed to, for instance, the Coast Guard.
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Janice Hahn
California

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Hahn highlights the misunderstanding of agency missions leading to funding cuts.

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