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Mark Pocan: “They also added homeland Security. See if I can find it…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Mark Pocan Discusses Impact of Proposed Health Care and Social Program Cuts in Wisconsin Town Hall

Published | Video Starts at 08:03

There is a 2.9 billion supplement for a basic allowance for housing that some people will be able to benefit from. But by and large it's not for pay or for the troops. It's going to be for contractors. They also added homeland Security. See if I can find it here. I think that was a 70, I could be wrong. Billion dollar increase. That's the only other area. Here it is 67.1 billion increase over the next decade. (08:03–08:15)

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