Dan Lipinski: “I would like to have seen an increase in funding for this program…”

On the recordJanuary 9, 2017

I would like to have seen an increase in funding for this program which this bill does not provide, but this bill is a step in the right direction.

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Lipinski expresses disappointment about funding but acknowledges the bill's progress.

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