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10/30/08
WASHINGTON — Montgomery County Chief Administrative Officer Timothy Firestine urged Congress Wednesday to relax restrictions that have made it increasingly difficult for state and local governments to finance their programs. Find Us On Facebook
Firestine testified before the House Ways and Means Committee at a hearing on the needs of state and local governments during the current economic downturn.
State and local governments are hurting, and the $700 billion bailout Congress passed to assist Wall Street isn't helping Main Street, he said. "Local governments have not contributed to the problems of the credit crisis," Firestine...
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