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Gerry Connolly: “Well, that is a lot of people. And your budget has gone down almost by $1 billion.”

On the recordMarch 7, 2017
Well, that is a lot of people. And your budget has gone down almost by $1 billion.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly highlights significant budget cuts affecting IRS workforce and productivity.

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