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    "id": 1013030,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Poghisio",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Losuron Poghisio",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, of course, we have been given by the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA), the areas that will be covered. I also understand that poverty is found in the other areas of our counties which are non-ASAL. Our bone of contention has always been who then makes it to the list of counties that benefit from the Equalization Fund. Those questions are the ones, which will be addressed, maybe, by the Committee report that has been discussed. I have spoken to the Mover of this Motion in the National Assembly. I understand where they are coming from. The structure proposed here is that, we have a national board and ward boards, because of the fuss that people have for boards and creating centers of expenditure. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I think this is an area which I would recommend that our Committee clearly looks at. We have seen it. I do not know whether the Chair is aware. When the Fund was first expended, the very first time when it was done which is only once, it does not have a very good record. We are told that more money went to administrative courses and expenditure than the money that could have gone to the counties. In determining this particular Bill, we need to also underscore that if you want money to go to the counties, the total amount of money as determined should as nearly as possible end up in the counties and the people that we are going to get out of poverty."
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