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On the recordNovember 15, 2017
Back in March, I was part of a bipartisan group of Senators that prevented the administration from cutting the Coast Guard's budget by $1.3 billion.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Peters highlights bipartisan efforts to protect Coast Guard funding.

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