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On the recordJuly 24, 2017
the administration has proposed cutting roughly about 30 percent from the State Department budget, and I'm sure that a cut of that magnitude will have significant impact on a lot of what the State Department does.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Discussing the potential impact of budget cuts on international marine debris efforts.

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