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John Yarmuth: We need an up or down vote on your budget as you proposed it, 100 percent the way it is to see whether they want to go…

On the recordMarch 11, 2019
We need an up or down vote on your budget as you proposed it, 100 percent the way it is to see whether they want to go along with these cuts to education, to health care, to Medicare, and not doing enough about prescription drugs.
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John Yarmuth
Democratic · Kentucky

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Yarmuth calls for a vote on the proposed budget to address significant cuts.

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