On the recordFebruary 23, 2016
I do not believe that Congress will accept the administration's proposal to cut funding for the Army Corps of Engineers by $1.3 billion or the Bureau of Reclamation by $163 million.
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congress.govDick Durbin: “I do not believe that Congress will accept the administration's proposal to cut funding for the Army Corps of Engineers…”
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Durbin argues against proposed cuts to critical infrastructure funding.
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