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Tom Harkin: “Yes. I think all of us are committed on this side. I don't speak for the Senator from Pennsylvania. But in my…”

On the recordJune 27, 2000
Yes. I think all of us are committed on this side. I don't speak for the Senator from Pennsylvania. But in my conversations with him, I understand that he is committed to replacing the social services block grant. Clearly, we cannot live with those. We are going to restore those in conference. It was simply a matter of trying to get our bill together to meet the budget requirements because SSBGs were not fully funded. I can assure the Senator from Minnesota that they will be funded fully in conference.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
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Discussing the commitment to replace the social services block grant during a Senate debate.

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