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Hhtt Posted 10 years ago
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federal funding for local housing programs

"The Senate approved a plan for federal funding of local housing programs."

I cannot understand some parts of the above sentence. Would you like to explain them?

What does "federal funding" simply mean?

What does "local housing" simply mean?

Thank you.
  

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hhtt What does "federal funding" simply mean? Funding (which means money) from the federal (not the state) government. hhtt What does "local housing" simply mean?

  • hhtt What does "federal funding" simply mean?
  • Funding (which means money) from the federal (not the state) government.
  • hhtt What does "local housing" simply mean?
  • Housing in the local area of whoever the writer is.
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hhttWhat does "federal funding" simply mean?
Funding (which means money) from the federal (not the state) government.
hhttWhat does "local housing" simply mean?
Housing in the local area of whoever the writer is.
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teechr What does "local housing" simply mean? Housing in the local area of whoever the writer is.
It's still hard to understand "the writer" ? Would you like to explain it in a different manner?

Thank you.
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hhttThe Senate approved a plan for federal funding of local housing programs.
Obviously this refers to the governmental system used in the United States.

federal - applies to the government of the entire United States, not to the government of any one of the 50 individual states, each of which has its own governing bodies, and not to the government of

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