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On the recordApril 25, 2023
We were fighting Republicans' plan to default on America, to hold our country hostage until we agreed to a 22 percent cut from the agencies.
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Teresa Leger Fernandez
Democratic · New Mexico

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Leger Fernandez criticized Republican budget cuts threatening essential services.

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