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Grace Meng: Last year's spending bill included language requiring EDA to direct 10 percent of its funds towards helping…

On the recordMarch 17, 2021
Last year's spending bill included language requiring EDA to direct 10 percent of its funds towards helping persistent-poverty counties, specifically in rural areas.
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Grace Meng
Democratic · New York

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Meng highlights funding requirements for persistent-poverty counties in rural areas.

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