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On the recordMay 19, 2009
The President's budget proposed to eliminate the Even Start Family Literacy program. If funding for this program is eliminated, this will affect 59,000 parents and children struggling with illiteracy and poverty, more than half (53%) of whom are Latino.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva highlights the impact of proposed budget cuts on Latino families.

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