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Tom Coburn: the point is that we have a larger problem with juvenile justice and children and adolescents in this country where we…

On the recordSeptember 24, 1997
the point is that we have a larger problem with juvenile justice and children and adolescents in this country where we are not addressing it. No matter what we have increased it, we have programs out there that are not going to be funded, like the Challenge Program.
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Discussing issues related to juvenile justice and funding for programs during a floor speech.

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