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On the recordJune 6, 2017
Why does President Trump's budget proposal make cuts to these essential homeland security programs to help pay for programs that score political points with his base, but will do little or nothing to address the real security challenges facing our Nation?
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson questions the rationale behind Trump's budget cuts to homeland security.

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