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Tom Coburn: “Why don't we just do a timeout for one year and get caught up and make sure the grants are going where they need to go…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2014
Why don't we just do a timeout for one year and get caught up and make sure the grants are going where they need to go and that we are managing them right?
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Senator Coburn suggests pausing grant requests to manage existing funds better.

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