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Hal Rogers: “It is certainly not a very good way to lobby for funds for an agency to treat the Congress in that fashion, if, in fact…”

On the recordAugust 4, 1999
It is certainly not a very good way to lobby for funds for an agency to treat the Congress in that fashion, if, in fact, that occurred. Certainly, we will keep all of these facts in mind as we finally come to a conclusion later this year on the adequate funding level for the State Department.
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Hal Rogers
Republican · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Discussing funding for the State Department and concerns about lobbying tactics.

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