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On the recordJune 15, 2021
a billion dollars is a lot of money year after year after year, though it doesn't seem so in this environment anymore, but it used to be a lot of money, and to have push for this money year after year after year and then see such poor results is very disturbing.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins expresses concern over ineffective use of funding despite its significant amount.

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