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Dick Lugar: “The Senator, I think, is historically correct. Within my memory, we had the 1988 crisis with the 20 States. As I recall…”

On the recordDecember 14, 2001
The Senator, I think, is historically correct. Within my memory, we had the 1988 crisis with the 20 States. As I recall, we passed some legislation to alleviate that during the appropriations process. That is, at least, my recollection.
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Dick Lugar
Republican · Indiana

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Discussing historical legislative responses to state crises.

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