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Jack Reed: “The fiscal year 2019 budget request before us seems to fall short of these goalposts and these objectives.”

On the recordApril 17, 2018
The fiscal year 2019 budget request before us seems to fall short of these goalposts and these objectives.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Criticism of the proposed budget's failure to support vulnerable populations.

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