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Susan Collins: “Waiving that match was absolutely critical given the constraints that the States have and to ensuring that the funding…”

On the recordApril 9, 2014
Waiving that match was absolutely critical given the constraints that the States have and to ensuring that the funding will be used in ways that have both immediate impacts and constructive long-term effects.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins highlights the importance of waiving state matching requirements for disaster funding.

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