As the chairman knows, several of us--Senators Warner, Bennett, Cochran, Jeffords, Reed, and Kennedy, among others--support the House-passed funding level for IMLS, and contemplated offering an amendment here on the floor to achieve it.
Discussing support for funding levels for the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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