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On the recordMarch 24, 2009
I would hope that the Senate and the House will look very carefully and will urge the President very strongly to externalize most of that $17 billion...
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Gillibrand emphasizes the need for decentralized spending of health funds to avoid bureaucratic delays.

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