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Ed Whitfield: “One of the things that is a little bit troublesome to me in the President's 2013 budget is that he in essence eliminates…”

On the recordFebruary 29, 2012
One of the things that is a little bit troublesome to me in the President's 2013 budget is that he in essence eliminates part of the anti-lobbying provisions of the use of Federal funds.
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Ed Whitfield
Republican · Kentucky

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Whitfield expresses concern over the President's budget removing anti-lobbying provisions.

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