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Tom Harkin: I appreciate the forthrightness of my friend from Wyoming. That is exactly what I have been saying. That is the way it…

On the recordMay 16, 2001
I appreciate the forthrightness of my friend from Wyoming. That is exactly what I have been saying. That is the way it is written. The $1.2 billion that will be going out to the States this summer will not be going out.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Discussing the allocation of funds to states during a Senate debate.

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