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Tom Harkin: The principle that we are operating under is an open-ended mandatory program.

On the recordMay 8, 2003
The principle that we are operating under is an open-ended mandatory program.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
Source
congress.gov
May 8, 2003

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the mandatory nature of the program as per the statute.

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