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Cory Booker: Can you help me understand why these competitive grants are important as opposed to just giving money through the…

On the recordApril 3, 2017
Can you help me understand why these competitive grants are important as opposed to just giving money through the states?
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

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Senator Booker inquires about the significance of competitive grants for projects.

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