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On the recordApril 11, 2013
If a solution is not found to turn off the sequester, and I sincerely hope we can do that together, do you foresee a situation similar to one that the Department is encountering with its rental assistance program for the WIC program where some need just goes unmet?
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Nita Lowey
Democratic · New York

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Questioning the future of WIC funding amid sequestration concerns.

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