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Sam Farr: The problem is that the program is broken. It needs a commitment. The gentleman from New York (Mr. Walsh) certainly has…

On the recordJune 25, 1998
The problem is that the program is broken. It needs a commitment. The gentleman from New York (Mr. Walsh) certainly has given his commitment to it. I believe that he is sincere, but we need to get it off the ground.
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Sam Farr
Democratic · California

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Discussing the need for commitment to a broken program.

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