09/18/2013
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"It has historically been popular with Governors because it incorporates flexibility for them to determine how best to use the money for their state's unique needs."
"Instead, a program that successfully does that very thing is being eliminated in the President's budget."
"Funds have since been directed towards urgent flood relief to rebuild our communities."
"The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program is one of the longest running programs at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)."