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Summer Lee: “I am concerned as I notice the H.R. 1, and I just jumped from your fiscal year 2012 budget to H.R. 1 and saw that you…”

On the recordMarch 2, 2011
I am concerned as I notice the H.R. 1, and I just jumped from your fiscal year 2012 budget to H.R. 1 and saw that you would actually lose under this budget some 50 percent in technology and tactical communications, for border security.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Highlighting significant budget cuts to border security technology under H.R. 1.

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