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Tom Cole: “Putting as many of these resources in the hands of the people who are on the ground running programs just makes it so…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2017
Putting as many of these resources in the hands of the people who are on the ground running programs just makes it so much better.
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Tom Cole
Republican · Oklahoma

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Cole advocates for local control of resources to improve program responsiveness.

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