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Tom Udall: “It is my guess that many of the decisions to shortchange key priorities in the Forest Service budget were made because…”

On the recordJune 6, 2017
It is my guess that many of the decisions to shortchange key priorities in the Forest Service budget were made because the President has proposed to enact more than $54 billion worth of cuts to non-defense programs next year, a very unwise move, I believe.
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Tom Udall
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Udall criticizes the Trump administration's proposed budget cuts affecting the Forest Service.

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