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Kathy Castor: “I am a little budgeteer from Oregon, a small business person, if someone is going to pay 90 percent of the cost of…”

On the recordJune 23, 2015
I am a little budgeteer from Oregon, a small business person, if someone is going to pay 90 percent of the cost of something, I am going to find 10 percent of the money to get it done.
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Kathy Castor
Democratic · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the importance of funding Medicaid for vulnerable populations.

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