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On the recordMarch 18, 2013
The solution is not to make communities dependent on Federal payments which is the path we're currently on.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden emphasizes the need for communities to be self-sufficient rather than reliant on federal aid.

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