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Adriano Espaillat: “This heartless budget prioritizes building a border wall over diplomacy and housing the poor.”

On the recordMarch 15, 2017
This heartless budget prioritizes building a border wall over diplomacy and housing the poor.
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Adriano Espaillat
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Espaillat criticizes Trump's budget for prioritizing a border wall over essential services.

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