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John W. Olver: “The budget for PIH contains several billion dollars worth of guesses, assumptions, and wishful thinking.”

On the recordMarch 9, 2011
The budget for PIH contains several billion dollars worth of guesses, assumptions, and wishful thinking.
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John W. Olver
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Mr. Olver criticizes the budgeting practices of HUD for being based on unreliable estimates.

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