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On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
Congress should have been appropriating more money. We're at about 50 percent of what we said was the minimum level for appropriations.
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Benjamin Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Cardin criticizes Congress for insufficient funding for legal services.

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