On the recordFebruary 2, 2016
As somebody who has to try to fight to get attention for programs into that process, and it is all--you know, you are calling people on the phone saying, 'Can I get this in? Can I get this in?'
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congress.govSheldon Whitehouse: “As somebody who has to try to fight to get attention for programs into that process, and it is all--you know, you are…”
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Whitehouse expresses frustration over the lack of attention to funding programs during crisis negotiations.
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