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Eddie Bernice Johnson: First, this bill slashes funding for earth science by a half-billion dollars in Fiscal Year 2019, a quarter of the total…

On the recordJanuary 9, 2017
First, this bill slashes funding for earth science by a half-billion dollars in Fiscal Year 2019, a quarter of the total earth science budget.
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Eddie Bernice Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Johnson highlights significant cuts to earth science funding in the bill.

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