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Byron Dorgan: “Why? Because we did not have enough money to have enough caseworkers to make sure we protected these young children.”

On the recordJune 11, 2003
Why? Because we did not have enough money to have enough caseworkers to make sure we protected these young children.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota
Source
congress.gov
Jun 11, 2003

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Dorgan addresses funding issues leading to child welfare failures.

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