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Lucille Roybal-Allard: First of all, Mr. Secretary, let me associate myself with the comments that were voiced earlier by my colleague Barbara…

On the recordMarch 9, 2011
First of all, Mr. Secretary, let me associate myself with the comments that were voiced earlier by my colleague Barbara Lee about the impact of consolidation, competitive grants and the lack of earmarking, which in fact is going to result in very critical programs not being able to leverage the Federal dollars.
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Lucille Roybal-Allard
California

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Roybal-Allard emphasizes the negative effects of funding changes on critical programs.

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