Dirk Kempthorne: “I must respond to this statement by the Senator from Montana. He is so…”

On the recordJanuary 19, 1995

I must respond to this statement by the Senator from Montana. He is so correct in pointing out that Micron is worth attracting to your State. Micron is an outstanding industry, and I know that because Micron is located in Boise, ID, of which I was mayor for 7 years. There are a number of communities in Idaho that also are desirous of the expansion of Micron. So I commend my colleague from Montana. He knows something good. I just say that we certainly intend to keep an eye on it.

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Dirk Kempthorne

Idaho

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Responding to a colleague's remarks about attracting Micron Technology to Montana.

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