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On the recordDecember 8, 2009
there is $5 billion available to states and that money is very targeted so that it does go directly to families in need.
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Gwen Moore
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Moore discusses the targeted financial aid for families through the TANF Emergency Contingency Fund.

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