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Al Franken: would it be wise to increase funding for these block grants and do it in quite a significant way?

On the recordSeptember 7, 2011
would it be wise to increase funding for these block grants and do it in quite a significant way?
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Franken advocates for significantly increasing funding for early childhood programs.

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