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Nita Lowey: “If funding must be cut so severely that we jeopardize our environment, conservation efforts, and the accessibility of…”

On the recordApril 10, 2018
If funding must be cut so severely that we jeopardize our environment, conservation efforts, and the accessibility of our National Parks, some of our most precious resources, then I expect that the same would be true of your travel arrangements and the accoutrements in which you surround yourself.
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Nita Lowey
Democratic · New York

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Expressing concern over budget cuts affecting environmental conservation and demanding accountability.

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