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On the recordMay 3, 2022
There is a hundred Senators who have communities that have received grants, and they are very excited about the grants in there, but they are very concerned about costs going up while they are waiting.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley highlights concerns from Senators about rising costs for communities awaiting grant funding.

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