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Stacey Plaskett: “This proposal will undermine the integrity of these agencies and their ability to operate, and it was followed by an…”

On the recordJune 4, 2019
This proposal will undermine the integrity of these agencies and their ability to operate, and it was followed by an FY20 Budget Request which proposed cutting the number of ERS employees in half.
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

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Plaskett warns against budget cuts that would harm agricultural research agencies.

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