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Richard Blumenthal: “If we're really trying to reach the hardest-to-reach people... we can't put an arbitrary, artificial limit.”

On the recordSeptember 5, 2017
If we're really trying to reach the hardest-to-reach people... we can't put an arbitrary, artificial limit.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal argues against budget caps that hinder assistance to those in need after disasters.

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