We cannot ask our children, especially our most vulnerable children, to bear the burden of our spending cuts.
Patty Murray: “We cannot ask our children, especially our most vulnerable children, to bear the burden of our spending cuts.”
On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
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Murray emphasizes the unfairness of budget cuts affecting children.
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