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Patty Murray: “Last year, the Department tried to quietly take money away from some really essential programs--HUD-VASH, childcare…”

On the recordJanuary 16, 2018
Last year, the Department tried to quietly take money away from some really essential programs--HUD-VASH, childcare, treatment for women veterans--and move the money to general purpose accounts where it could be spent on literally anything.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray criticizes the Department for reallocating funds from essential veteran programs.

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