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On the recordApril 26, 2017
Then there is the Trump administration and Republican efforts to slash funding for the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of the Interior, and other Federal agencies that have a mission to keep our water and air clean and Federal lands protected and open to the public.
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Don Beyer
Democratic · Virginia

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Beyer condemns funding cuts to environmental protection agencies.

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