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Elijah Cummings: “But the fact still remains, and we need to say this over and over again, the Republican budget cuts $28.3 billion…”

On the recordApril 2, 2003
But the fact still remains, and we need to say this over and over again, the Republican budget cuts $28.3 billion, billion, in veterans benefits over 10 years compared to the amount needed to maintain purchasing power at the 2003 level. We do not want to be a Congress that says one thing and does another.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Discussing the impact of Republican budget cuts on veterans benefits.

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