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Lamar Alexander: “I think that the decision to make the percentage breakdown 85 percent of the general treasury for Olmstead was helpful…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2015
I think that the decision to make the percentage breakdown 85 percent of the general treasury for Olmstead was helpful, but it allowed that fund to grow much higher than it would have been in previous years.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Alexander discusses the positive impact of the funding decision on the Olmstead project.

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