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On the recordJuly 13, 2016
But despite these clear problems, just yesterday, the House Appropriations Committee approved a bill that cuts the agency's fiscal year 2017 operating budget below what it received this year in 2016.
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Rich Neal
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Criticism of budget cuts to the Social Security Administration by the House Appropriations Committee.

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