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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordAugust 18, 2013
flexibility, flexibility, flexibility is what is making this program so successful.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire
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Emphasizes the importance of flexibility in program administration for success.

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