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Iowa Legislators Push to Wrap Up 2017 Session

Iowa Legislators Push to Wrap Up 2017 Session

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Iowa lawmakers are pushing to wrap up the 2017 session this week.
Senator Randy Feenstra of Hull says they plan to push the budget bill through both Houses….

Feenstra, Chair of the Ways & Means Committee, says republicans had to make a number of difficult budget cuts…..

Feenstra says they tried to spread the cuts around…..

Legislators need to make final adjustments to the budget totaling about seven point two billion dollars.

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