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Ben Cardin: “I just wanted to get that on the record, because once this bill is enacted, a year or 2 later, when we get a request…”

On the recordDecember 7, 2021
I just wanted to get that on the record, because once this bill is enacted, a year or 2 later, when we get a request from our States to reduce the match, let us be clear that there is at least a commitment here that they are able to make the match that is in the bill.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Cardin emphasizes the importance of states meeting match requirements after the bill's enactment.

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