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Mary Landrieu: While it is promoted that it is a 2.8-percent cut, without being able to raise the fees that are required in the…

On the recordMarch 11, 2014
While it is promoted that it is a 2.8-percent cut, without being able to raise the fees that are required in the President budget, which are quite a lot--almost $1 billion.
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Mary Landrieu
Democratic · Louisiana

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Landrieu discusses budget cuts and the challenges of raising necessary fees.

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