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On the recordAugust 4, 2010
I ask my friend from New Hampshire, the senior member of the Budget Committee and a former Governor of his State, what about the idea of sending money to States and then requiring them, in effect, to spend more money at a time when most States are cutting State budgets so they can balance their budgets?
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Heidi Alexander
Labour Party
Source
govinfo.gov
Aug 4, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is questioning the effectiveness of sending funds to states amid budget cuts.

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