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On the recordNovember 13, 2017
Differential treatment in programs or funding, outright exclusion in some cases, be it by law or regulation, result in territories being forced to do the best they can with the extremely limited resources available.
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

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Plaskett discusses the challenges faced by territories due to funding disparities.

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