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Dianne Feinstein: “These funds apply, if two things are met: one, the State's welfare spending is less than the national average of State…”

On the recordSeptember 7, 1995
These funds apply, if two things are met: one, the State's welfare spending is less than the national average of State spending; and, second, population growth is greater than the national population growth. That does not necessarily relate to welfare population growth. That is one problem that I have with it.
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Dianne Feinstein
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the criteria for state welfare funding during Senate floor debate.

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