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Daniel E. Lungren: “Senator Everett Dirksen once said a billion dollars here, a billion dollars there, pretty soon you're talking about real…”

On the recordApril 27, 2016
Senator Everett Dirksen once said a billion dollars here, a billion dollars there, pretty soon you're talking about real money.
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Daniel E. Lungren
California

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Lungren references Dirksen to emphasize the significance of government spending.

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