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On the recordMay 20, 2019
the cuts proposed in this budget are not only wrongheaded, they are downright cruel to the hardworking men and women of the Coast Guard.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio criticizes budget cuts as harmful to Coast Guard personnel.

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