Building a Better State
Local and Statewide Leaders and Advocates Look at How We're Investing in Our Budget Priorities
May 4, 2011.
Nine House members from Massachusetts are among 84 Democrats who sent a letter to the top members of the House Appropriations Committee saying that cuts to Community Service Block Grants would harm vulnerable citizens when the services are most needed. Edward J. Markey, a Malden Democrat, provided the letter's first signature...."Severe cuts to CSBGs - the source of funding for community action programs - would hinder, rather than help, our nation's economic recovery while devastating critical support services for the poor, disabled, children and the elderly," the letter read. [Full Article: Boston Globe]
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