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Patricia Schroeder: “It is pretty astounding to me that they could have gotten rid of this this fast when we just learned about it this past…”

On the recordMay 22, 1996
It is pretty astounding to me that they could have gotten rid of this this fast when we just learned about it this past week, learned of the magnitude of it. The way I read this is that they said originally they thought there were $2 billion in the carryover fund and they now find there is $4 billion. But there also was not supposed to be any.
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Patricia Schroeder
Colorado

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Discussing the unexpected findings regarding the carryover fund during a floor debate.

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