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Sam Farr: “I hope, Mr. Chairman, when we finally get these numbers, and we are taking the Veterans' budget and cutting and…”

On the recordMarch 3, 2015
I hope, Mr. Chairman, when we finally get these numbers, and we are taking the Veterans' budget and cutting and squeezing and trimming it, we can bring the Secretary back and have a real, transparent discussion on what those cuts are going to mean and what is going to happen as a result.
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Sam Farr
Democratic · California

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Farr emphasizes the need for transparency in discussing veterans' budget cuts.

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