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Teresa Leger Fernandez: “Those cuts are going to be disastrous, disastrous for people at USDA, cutting rural programs, throwing families out of…”

On the recordApril 25, 2023
Those cuts are going to be disastrous, disastrous for people at USDA, cutting rural programs, throwing families out of their homes, tossing them out of Medicaid and nutrition programs.
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Teresa Leger Fernandez
Democratic · New Mexico

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Leger Fernandez warned about the severe impact of budget cuts on rural communities.

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