On the recordApril 17, 2007
I hope that our subcommittee here will do you a favor and give you more money than what you requested.
Tom Harkin: “I hope that our subcommittee here will do you a favor and give you more money than what you requested.”
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Senator Harkin expresses hope for increased funding for the Department.
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