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Patrick Leahy: “This is an honest and clean request that avoids previous gimmicks to eliminate popular programs like CDBG and HOME as a…”

On the recordJune 9, 2021
This is an honest and clean request that avoids previous gimmicks to eliminate popular programs like CDBG and HOME as a budgetary offset because, frankly, these are hugely popular programs that create real change in communities that have experienced the toughest of times.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy defends the budget request, emphasizing the importance of popular housing programs.

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