On the recordJune 7, 2017
Cuts to transportation--like the TIGER program and Amtrak. Cuts to many other critical programs, like housing and the environment and education and our workforce--cuts that undermine our economy.
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Blumenthal criticizes budget cuts affecting transportation and essential programs.
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