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Tom Udall: “You cannot simply ratchet up defense spending while undercutting education and law enforcement and housing assistance…”

On the recordJune 6, 2017
You cannot simply ratchet up defense spending while undercutting education and law enforcement and housing assistance, victims' assistance, Medicaid, workforce training, and on and on.
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Tom Udall
Democratic · New Mexico

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Emphasizes the need for balanced funding between defense and domestic programs.

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