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Adriano Espaillat: “It is deeply troubling to me that the White House and Secretary Tillerson have proposed a 37 percent cut. Congress must…”

On the recordJuly 18, 2017
It is deeply troubling to me that the White House and Secretary Tillerson have proposed a 37 percent cut. Congress must reject it.
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Adriano Espaillat
Democratic · New York

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Espaillat criticizes proposed cuts to the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative funding.

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