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Missouri groups pushed back against the Lifeline program...

Missouri groups pushed back against the Lifeline program criticisms of Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo. On Tuesday, a news release from the groups included a letter (http://bit.ly/1alJdum) they had sent Dec. 20 to the senator. McCaskill has attacked the program for…

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months for its alleged waste, fraud and abuse. The 11 groups “are very concerned” about McCaskill’s calls to end the program, they said. Signatories include the Missouri Alliance for Retired Americans, the Consumer Council of Missouri and the Missouri Association for Social Welfare. They ask to discuss the program and for McCaskill to consider updates to the rules involving same-day handset distribution.