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Michael Bennet: We are going to cut domestic discretionary spending by 40 percent.

On the recordMay 24, 2017
We are going to cut domestic discretionary spending by 40 percent.
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Michael Bennet
Democratic · Colorado

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Bennet criticizes the plan to significantly reduce domestic spending.

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