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Leonard Lance: “This unacceptable practice leaves counties and localities on the hook for maintaining and upgrading their systems, and…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 2018
This unacceptable practice leaves counties and localities on the hook for maintaining and upgrading their systems, and this of course endangers public safety.
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Leonard Lance
New Jersey

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Discussing the diversion of 9-1-1 funds and its impact on public safety.

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