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On the recordMarch 7, 2016
The proposed budget cuts the Department of Homeland Security's Port Security Grant funding program from $100 million to $93 million.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal expresses concern over budget cuts affecting port security funding.

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