I will certainly be working with you all to make sure that we are, in fact, maintaining a level of activity in this area and research because $5.3 million is a relatively small amount and I think that it should be restored.
Mazie Hirono: “I will certainly be working with you all to make sure that we are, in fact, maintaining a level of activity in this area…”
On the recordJune 14, 2017
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Hirono emphasizes the need to restore funding for invasive species research.
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