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Kirsten Gillibrand: “For every $1 in Federal funds appropriated to the Long Island Sound program, $87 is leveraged from other sources.”

On the recordMarch 27, 2017
For every $1 in Federal funds appropriated to the Long Island Sound program, $87 is leveraged from other sources.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Gillibrand emphasizes the high return on federal investment in the Long Island Sound program.

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