Thank you Chair Merkley and Ranking Member Murkowski for the opportunity to submit testimony about the priorities of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums for Fiscal Year 2023.
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Merkley acknowledges the opportunity to discuss zoo and aquarium funding priorities.
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