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On the recordApril 1, 2014
I think your testimony--and yours, as well--really did bring a human, very human dimension to the statistics that we frequently throw around here about how this program, this intervention, can really help make a difference in lives.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Doggett emphasizes the importance of personal stories in understanding program impacts.

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