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On the recordJune 17, 2013
I have real fear that we are going to get to a place, if we just reply purely on the dollars part of it, that we're going to start cutting a lot of these programs that only government can do because it's not in business' best interest to provide those services.
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Tammy Duckworth
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Duckworth expresses concern over potential cuts to essential government services for underrepresented populations.

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