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On the recordFebruary 9, 2016
The budgetary challenges this year are exacerbated by the ill-conceived movement of a portion of the program to mandatory funding.
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Marcy Kaptur
Democratic · Ohio

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Kaptur criticizes the shift to mandatory funding for its negative impact on budgetary challenges.

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