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Eric Holder: “I think the billion dollars that the Recovery Act provides will give us a leg up on the efforts that we have to use to…”

On the recordApril 22, 2009
I think the billion dollars that the Recovery Act provides will give us a leg up on the efforts that we have to use to reinvigorate the COPS program.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Holder emphasizes the importance of the Recovery Act funding for police programs.

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