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Congressional Testimony

01-28-2004

Statement of Mary J. Nelson President, National Association of Public Child
Welfare Administrators Subcommittee on Human Resources Committee on House
Ways and Means January 28, 2004 Good morning, Chairman Herger and Members
of the Subcommittee. I am Mary Nelson, administrator of the Division of
Behavioral, Developmental and Protective Services for the Iowa Department
of Human Services. In this position, I have respo...

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