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On the recordSeptember 8, 2016
And, most essentially, we need that $2 billion Community Development Block Grant program so that we can try to go in and convince these people that the right thing to do is to stay in their communities.
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Garret Graves
Republican · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Graves advocates for a significant grant to support community stability post-disaster.

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