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Ed Markey: In the President's budget, President Trump cuts the budget by 34 percent to be able to deal with these issues.

On the recordJune 12, 2017
In the President's budget, President Trump cuts the budget by 34 percent to be able to deal with these issues.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey criticizes budget cuts affecting EPA's ability to address PCB exposure in schools.

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