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Karen Bass: “I do have concerns, as I think Mr. Chairman Smith mentioned, that that money gets out of the door as quick as possible…”

On the recordJune 27, 2017
I do have concerns, as I think Mr. Chairman Smith mentioned, that that money gets out of the door as quick as possible and that money not be rolled over into fiscal year '18 because that blows the entire point.
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Karen Bass
Democratic · California

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Karen Bass expresses concern about timely disbursement of funds for humanitarian aid.

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