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Federal energy office illustrates the perils of fluctuating budgets and priorities

  • Written by Christelle Khalaf, Associate Director, Government Finance Research Center, University of Illinois Chicago
imageHow much money goes into which pile often changes with the presidency.valiantsin suprunovich/iStock / Getty Images Plus

When new presidential administrations enter the White House, federal agencies often find their funding and priorities shifting, sometimes dramatically.

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