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Paul Tonko: This proposal seems to be a continuation of the Trump administration's effort to drain the swamp, which oftentimes…

On the recordSeptember 9, 2019
This proposal seems to be a continuation of the Trump administration's effort to drain the swamp, which oftentimes becomes adding to the alligators.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Tonko criticizes the proposal as part of a harmful trend to weaken federal agencies.

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