03/13/2012
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"It's difficult for me to imagine how it could be spent effectively in the short timeframe it's been suggested it would be spent."
"I think--of course it's a benefit in cleaning up, but I'm talking about the economy and the productivity of the Nation is not much enhanced by this effort."
"But, you would admit that, just a few years ago, the high-side estimate for the cleanup was $180 billion, I believe, and now the high-side estimate is $260 billion."
"But, now, of course, if I had signed an agreement, I might find it politically difficult to agree to any modification that reduced spending, reduced employment in my area, and would even minutely redu..."