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John Garamendi: Yes, we should be concerned about a secure funding source, but it looks to me like, Mr. Kelly, you have secured about 80…

On the recordAugust 8, 2018
Yes, we should be concerned about a secure funding source, but it looks to me like, Mr. Kelly, you have secured about 80 percent of the funding necessary to complete what you now call step 1 of phase 1.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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Garamendi acknowledges progress in securing funding for a major project compared to defense funding issues.

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