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Rob Portman: “I would hope that you all would speak up about that and work with us to try to ensure that we are not making decisions…”

On the recordMarch 19, 2012
I would hope that you all would speak up about that and work with us to try to ensure that we are not making decisions that short-term seem to be necessary for budget savings but longer-term are going to create the very problems you talked about.
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Rob Portman
Republican · Ohio

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Urging collaboration to avoid short-sighted budget cuts affecting future capabilities.

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