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Chaka Fattah: “We cannot afford the lasting impact such cuts would have and impose on the most vulnerable of our youth.”

On the recordApril 13, 2010
We cannot afford the lasting impact such cuts would have and impose on the most vulnerable of our youth.
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Chaka Fattah
Pennsylvania

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Fattah emphasizes the negative effects of budget cuts on vulnerable youth.

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