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On the recordMarch 18, 2013
And one of them, some have called on this panel and others, for the end of Federal funding for the memorial in addition to a new design.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva discusses calls to end federal funding for the memorial and the implications of new design changes.

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