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On the recordApril 10, 2013
the funding level for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, which is proposed at $2.79 billion is truly disappointing.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Senator Collins criticizes proposed funding for the CDBG program as inadequate.

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