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Yvette Clarke: “Without commenting further on the amendment that was passed, again, nobody will escape unscathed if that budget remains…”

On the recordMarch 2, 2011
Without commenting further on the amendment that was passed, again, nobody will escape unscathed if that budget remains the budget.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

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Clarke highlights the negative effects of budget cuts on security funding.

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