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Michelle Lujan Grisham: “I think it is important that this Committee be clear that when we talk about flexibility and reform, and it sounds like…”

On the recordJuly 23, 2014
I think it is important that this Committee be clear that when we talk about flexibility and reform, and it sounds like it is a good thing, but in reality it could mean kicking off the very people we are trying to protect.
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Michelle Lujan Grisham
Democratic · New Mexico

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Lujan Grisham warns that reforms may harm vulnerable populations.

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