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Dale Bumpers: “I was curious about two things. No. 1, has the Senator offered his amendment that would require the Federal Government…”

On the recordMarch 14, 1996
I was curious about two things. No. 1, has the Senator offered his amendment that would require the Federal Government to buy back from the Alaskan salmon industry $23 million worth of Alaskan salmon?
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Dale Bumpers
Arkansas

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Questioning a colleague about an amendment related to the Alaskan salmon industry.

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