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Al Franken: What I found out about it was that they were de-funding programs and that private operators of group homes were taking…

On the recordJune 21, 2010
What I found out about it was that they were de-funding programs and that private operators of group homes were taking over, and that they were spending less money.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Franken discusses the negative impact of funding cuts on group homes.

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