On the recordApril 21, 2015
If we cannot give them the certainty of a 4- or 5-year plan of committed Federal funding at a reasonable and, we hope, robust level, they will be on their own, and frankly they will perform even worse.
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congress.govJack Reed: “If we cannot give them the certainty of a 4- or 5-year plan of committed Federal funding at a reasonable and, we hope…”
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Emphasizes the need for stable federal funding for state and local governments.
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