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Andy Barr: many communities throughout the State of Georgia, including those within my own district, have raised a concern…

On the recordMarch 15, 1995
many communities throughout the State of Georgia, including those within my own district, have raised a concern regarding the proposed reduction of $349 million in community development block grants. I am informed that the cut amounts to as much as an 8 percent reduction from what has already been publicly announced and communicated to them.
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Andy Barr
Republican · Kentucky

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Addressing concerns about proposed cuts to community development block grants in Georgia.

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