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Jerry Moran: “The emergency is changing the law to allow you to spend money that you have, although it certainly sounds like it…”

On the recordJune 13, 2017
The emergency is changing the law to allow you to spend money that you have, although it certainly sounds like it creates a likelihood of fiscal shortfall.
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Jerry Moran
Republican · Kansas

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Moran discusses the need for legislative changes rather than additional funding.

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