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Chris Murphy: “I think Dr. Hayden was right in her response to that question that with 5 or 6 years of flat budgets--as she pointed out…”

On the recordJune 6, 2017
I think Dr. Hayden was right in her response to that question that with 5 or 6 years of flat budgets--as she pointed out and I would certainly agree--that a flat budget is a cut.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy emphasizes that flat budgets effectively reduce funding over time.

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