It is a tragedy that, for example, a group that houses victims of human trafficking will not be able to be responded to, or a group that deals with those who are trying to rebuild their lives as ex-offenders will not get funding and that infrastructure projects will not get funding. Let me remind my colleagues, you don't save money; you just hand it over to the executive and it finds its way in some other direction. I am delighted we stand here today, continue to have the government work, and I appreciate the great work that was done for the CR.
Sheila Jackson Lee: “It is a tragedy that, for example, a group that houses victims of human trafficking will not be able to be responded to…”
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The speaker addresses the impact of funding cuts on various support groups and infrastructure projects.
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