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Patricia Schroeder: “To the average person this sounds absolutely nuts, that we are giving an increase to an agency that we just learned had…”

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.
Said by
Patricia Schroeder
Colorado

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Discussing budget increases for an agency with a reported surplus.

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