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Jon Tester: “I appreciate you trying to get back to the $900 million figure. It actually should have been indexed so it would be more…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2016
I appreciate you trying to get back to the $900 million figure. It actually should have been indexed so it would be more than that now, in my opinion.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Tester emphasizes the need to adjust funding for conservation to reflect current needs.

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