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Kirsten Gillibrand: “My amendment would have ramped up the authorization by $25 million over the next four fiscal years, to $400 million in…”

On the recordJanuary 19, 2016
My amendment would have ramped up the authorization by $25 million over the next four fiscal years, to $400 million in 2020, to help us meet the critical needs of the Great Lakes.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

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Gillibrand proposes increasing funding for the Great Lakes to address environmental issues.

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