On the recordMarch 7, 2016
As we all know, the budget caps are flat between this year and the next, and yet almost all of the budget requests within the legislative branch are for increases in fiscal year 2017.
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Senator Schatz highlights the discrepancy between budget caps and requests for increases.
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