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Paul Tonko: “However, the president's fiscal year 2018 budget request proposed a 30 percent cut to the program.”

On the recordJanuary 17, 2018
However, the president's fiscal year 2018 budget request proposed a 30 percent cut to the program.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Tonko criticizes proposed budget cuts to the Superfund program, affecting its effectiveness.

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