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'You Had To Be Sued In Order To Follow The Law!': Coons Presses Scott Turner Over Withheld Grants

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And it was ultimately only because of federal litigation that you released the Continuum of Care grants, wasn't it? So we will continue. As you know, yes, we're gonna follow the law, but the paradigm that I. But You had to be sued in order to follow the law [regarding the Continuum of Care grants]. Well, the reason why we're following law is because I'm supposed to follow the law. And I will continue to do so. But those grants are a year late. (01:01–01:05)

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Asserts that legal action was necessary for the release of Continuum of Care grants.

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