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Jamie Raskin: “My amendment prohibits budgetary reductions in program terminations that would otherwise be required by the bill unless…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2023
My amendment prohibits budgetary reductions in program terminations that would otherwise be required by the bill unless they have been determined to have no adverse effect on the entities or populations they are designed to serve.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin's amendment aims to protect programs from harmful budget cuts.

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