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Kent Conrad: If we think about this, these are programs with respect to food stamps and WIC that are 100 percent federally funded.…

On the recordJune 24, 1997
If we think about this, these are programs with respect to food stamps and WIC that are 100 percent federally funded. The Medicaid Program is over 50 percent federally funded.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

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Discussing the funding of food assistance and Medicaid programs.

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