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Jerry McNerney: “A better way to control costs of the Lifeline program is to lift people up out of poverty.”

On the recordApril 12, 2016
A better way to control costs of the Lifeline program is to lift people up out of poverty.
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Jerry McNerney
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Suggesting alternatives to capping the Lifeline program to help low-income families.

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