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John Garamendi: “Give us the money and you can get it done, right?”

On the recordJune 6, 2017
Give us the money and you can get it done, right?
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Garamendi emphasizes the need for funding to accomplish tasks.

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