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Brian Schatz: “This is an honest and clean request that avoids previous gimmicks to eliminate popular programs like CDBG and HOME.”

On the recordJune 9, 2021
This is an honest and clean request that avoids previous gimmicks to eliminate popular programs like CDBG and HOME.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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Senator Schatz defends the budget request's integrity and its focus on popular programs.

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