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Barbara Boxer: “Initially, it was little. Now we are simply asking for the President's level, which would be a couple hundred million…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2000
Initially, it was little. Now we are simply asking for the President's level, which would be a couple hundred million dollars. I say to my friend, it is a lot less than this bill loses over the 20-year period.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Discussing funding levels in relation to a bill during a Senate debate.

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