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Bennie Thompson: “I just want to hold the line. I don't want our budget reduced from what it has been.”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2015
I just want to hold the line. I don't want our budget reduced from what it has been.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Advocates for maintaining the committee's budget to fulfill its oversight mission.

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