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Martin Sabo: “In the supplemental bill that we just passed, there was $36 million that had been appropriated for the northern border…”

On the recordMay 17, 2005
In the supplemental bill that we just passed, there was $36 million that had been appropriated for the northern border which the Department was not spending, and with the cooperation of the chairman, we inserted specific language telling the Department to spend the $36 million on the northern border.
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Martin Sabo
Minnesota

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