On the recordMarch 15, 2016
We had a $66 billion increase for defense and nondefense, and we actually cut funding for chronic disease prevention at CDC by $22,000,000, or about 2 percent.
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DeLauro criticizes funding cuts for chronic disease prevention despite overall budget increases.
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