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Bennie Thompson: “When we take money out of our general fund, we are taking money out of the required reserve.”

On the recordApril 8, 2018
When we take money out of our general fund, we are taking money out of the required reserve.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the financial impact of emergency expenditures.

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