On the recordApril 10, 2018
the budget before us for agriculture and rural development is cut more than $5 billion, more than 25 percent from the fiscal year 2018 omnibus levels.
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Merkley criticizes significant cuts to the agriculture budget compared to the previous fiscal year.
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