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On the recordOctober 8, 2013
It is appalling that we find out from this GAO report that only 50 percent of the funds have been obligated, and a mere 35 percent have been disbursed.
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Republican · Florida

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Criticizing the slow disbursement of funds for Haiti's recovery efforts.

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