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On the recordJune 1, 2023
And yet the President's budget request cuts the Guard and Reserve budget by $3 billion compared to fiscal year 2023 enacted levels, impeding both modernization and readiness.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine
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Collins criticizes the proposed budget cuts affecting the Guard and Reserve.

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