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Jerry Brown: I accept that. Now let us get together and fight to get a little bit more money for these accounts when we go to…

On the recordJuly 21, 1998
I accept that. Now let us get together and fight to get a little bit more money for these accounts when we go to conference with the Senate, and I trust the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Skaggs) will be a conferee.
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Jerry Brown
California

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Discussing budget allocations during a conference with the Senate.

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