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On the recordJune 23, 2011
My understanding is that these programs are pretty well run by independent analysis, and sometimes there is this perception out there that all we need to do is cut more overhead here and staff here.
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Jim McGovern
Democratic · Massachusetts

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McGovern addresses misconceptions about administrative costs in food aid programs.

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