On the recordMay 22, 1996
To the average person this sounds absolutely nuts, that we are giving an increase to an agency that we just learned had this surplus.
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govinfo.govPatricia Schroeder: “To the average person this sounds absolutely nuts, that we are giving an increase to an agency that we just learned had…”
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Discussing budget increases for an agency with a reported surplus.
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