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Jack Reed: “With $18 billion in unspecified cuts to the domestic side of the ledger, how can we make a decision if we do not know…”

On the recordMarch 21, 2017
With $18 billion in unspecified cuts to the domestic side of the ledger, how can we make a decision if we do not know what the specific cuts will be?
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Senator Reed questions the clarity of proposed domestic budget cuts.

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