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Chris Murphy: “This small investment that we make at the Federal level saves an awful lot of money to the taxpayer at the State level.”

On the recordMarch 9, 2016
This small investment that we make at the Federal level saves an awful lot of money to the taxpayer at the State level.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Federal investment in housing reduces state costs related to care for the homeless.

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