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Jeff Flake: “This amendment would strike $150,000 for the Burpee Museum in Rockford, Illinois, for educational programming and…”

On the recordJuly 18, 2007
This amendment would strike $150,000 for the Burpee Museum in Rockford, Illinois, for educational programming and exhibits and, as mentioned, reduces the cost of the bill by a consistent amount. Now, I don't want to take a lot of time on these amendments. I know a lot of people want to move pretty quickly. Let me just say that I know the name, the Burpee Museum, lends itself to a lot of nice jokes about having dry heaves as a taxpayer and paying this or whatever else.
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Jeff Flake
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Discussing an amendment to cut funding for the Burpee Museum during a legislative session.

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