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On the recordJune 8, 2009
if these projects are not funded in fiscal year 2010, we are concerned that all projects in 2010 and subsequent years will be delayed at least another year-seriously impacting the judicial process where courthouses are already out of space, and critical security deficiencies currently exist.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin expresses concern over courthouse funding delays affecting the judicial process.

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