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Richard Pombo: “I did see the article that they considered it a national treasure and that it was worth delaying the opening of a…”

On the recordMay 7, 1997
I did see the article that they considered it a national treasure and that it was worth delaying the opening of a hospital for several months and the spending of several hundred thousand dollars per fly by the taxpayers of Riverside County.
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Richard Pombo
California

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Discussing the impact of a national treasure designation on local hospital funding.

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