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On the recordSeptember 28, 1999
But is it not true that out of that increase there is $1.2 billion for a program that does not exist and the funds will not be spent unless the program is authorized? And is it not true that $1.2 billion is supposed to replace the lower classroom size initiative that my friend has been pushing in the Senate?
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Questioning the allocation of funds in a budget proposal during Senate debate.

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