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July 18, 2012 Total Spending in the Labor-HHS-Education Bill: Over the Past Ten Years, Just Roughly Keeping Up with Inflation
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March 27, 2012 "Yours is not an easy job, and I know the budget situation in recent years has made it particularly hard. According to the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, 37 states across the nation provided less funding per student to local school districts in the 2011-2012 school year than they did the year before, and 30 states are providing less than they did in 2008 – sometimes significantly less. So I want you to know I very much appreciate your hard work and commitment in these difficult times."
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March 22, 2012 "As we think through the President's budget proposal for 2013, I think it is critical to remember the context in which it comes. This year's request arrives after two successive rounds of budget cutting. It comes as the House Majority is once again proposing a budget that asks the middle class to pay for more tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, including by making significant cuts to investments in education."
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March 20, 2012 "As we meet here to discuss the National Institutes of Health, the House is preparing to debate a budget plan for the upcoming fiscal year. The House majority is renewing its demands for more and more drastic cuts that will harm medical research and many other priorities vital to our well-being and our future."
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