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On the recordApril 22, 2013
last year's level was $289 million for the oil spill response. It's a part of the Coast Guard budget. And they are proposing to fund it from $289 million to $238 million.
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Bill Nelson
Democratic · Florida

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Bill Nelson highlights a significant budget cut for oil spill response.

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