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On the recordJune 6, 2017
Despite the President's commitment to the American people that funding for the border wall would not come at the expense of critical Federal programs that make the American dream possible, his budget proposal does just that.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed highlights the contradiction in the President's budget priorities.

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