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On the recordOctober 25, 1999
When Congress founded the EOC in 1965 during the War against Poverty, I am sure that Biz's is the kind of leadership that members of Congress envisioned: one of determination and cooperation and courage.
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Lois Capps
Democratic · California

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Reflecting on the founding vision of the Economic Opportunity Commission.

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