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Jack Reed: “What it doesn't do is allow sort of the not only just oversight, but, you know, members to be able to indicate the local…”

On the recordMay 6, 2013
What it doesn't do is allow sort of the not only just oversight, but, you know, members to be able to indicate the local preferences.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed discusses the limitations of mandatory funding regarding local project preferences.

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