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On the recordMay 7, 2024
We cannot cut a program when there is increased need, and there is already only half the staff it had 45 years ago.
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Suzanne Bonamici
Democratic · Oregon

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Bonamici argues against budget cuts to a program amid rising discrimination cases.

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