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Matt Cartwright: “A 22% cut, that's what this would mean, a 22% cut across the…”

Featuring: Matt Cartwright, Democratic | Former U.S. House, Pennsylvania, District 8

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'Working Together Is What We Need To Do': Matt Cartwright Bemoans GOP Debt Limit Bill Impacts

Published | Video Starts at 01:03

That's what we're up to here on the Appropriations Committee funding your agency. And I'm going to ask you, and I'm going to ask you all at once a bunch of different questions to illustrate how A 22% cut, that's what this would mean, a 22% cut across the board for non defense discretionary programs. how a 22% cut would impact the FBI's ability to fight violent crime, to fight the espionage and influence efforts of others such as the PRC, to help fight the … (01:03–01:12)

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Asserts that the bill would result in a 22% cut across the board for non-defense discretionary programs.

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