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Al Franken: This feels like, to me, like a broken promise to those states and those communities.

On the recordMarch 1, 2011
This feels like, to me, like a broken promise to those states and those communities.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Franken expresses frustration over unmet federal commitments to local communities.

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