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On the recordNovember 30, 2010
If the newspaper accounts are accurate that I have read, this could be a hit of something like $200 million in 1 year in order to make up for the deficiencies in the telescope project.
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Bill Nelson
Democratic · Florida
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Bill Nelson discusses potential budget shortfall for the telescope project.

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