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Abigail Spanberger: “I have trouble with that argument from my colleague across the aisle when, last night, he voted for a 14 percent cut…”

On the recordJune 13, 2019
I have trouble with that argument from my colleague across the aisle when, last night, he voted for a 14 percent cut across the board to this pot of money, which he refers to as a ``magical'' pot of money. I think it is incredibly important that when we are looking at priorities, priorities such as prevention, priorities such as early detection related to such a disease that kills so many Americans, where prevention and early screenings are vital to survival levels, it is incredibly important that we prioritize screenings and invest. This amendment stipulates $3 million toward this vital, vital effort. Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
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Abigail Spanberger
Democratic · Virginia
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Jun 13, 2019

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