Richard Blumenthal said "I'm pretty alarmed that the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2019 slashes funding to NOAA by about 20 percent or $1 billion." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordApril 24, 2018

I'm pretty alarmed that the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2019 slashes funding to NOAA by about 20 percent or $1 billion.

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Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal expresses concern over significant budget cuts to NOAA.

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