I appreciate the training that FEMA provides to first responders. That is why I remain concerned about significant proposed cuts to FEMA's preparedness programs in the President's Fiscal Year 2017 budget request, particularly a 63-percent cut to the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium.
Baldwin expresses concern over proposed cuts to FEMA's preparedness programs.
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