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On the recordApril 12, 2011
I have heard the same thing that you have, that the reduction from $6 billion to $1 billion is an accounting adjustment and would not have immediate effects in the actual expenditures that are available to the victims of crime group in the Department of Justice.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse discusses concerns over funding reductions for victim services.

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