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Patsy T. Mink: “What I know is bad enough. It includes an across-the-board cut of 0.97%, and it undermines the Administration's…”

On the recordNovember 1, 1999
What I know is bad enough. It includes an across-the-board cut of 0.97%, and it undermines the Administration's class-size reduction initiative.
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Patsy T. Mink
Hawaii
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congress.gov
Nov 1, 1999

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Concerns about specific cuts in the appropriation measure.

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