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Norman D. Dicks: just briefly, the point is that if we wait until 1999 to do this, then we get to the end of the fiscal year. There would…

On the recordJuly 22, 1998
just briefly, the point is that if we wait until 1999 to do this, then we get to the end of the fiscal year. There would be uncertainty about whether we have the program or not. The thing that is good about having this now, is that we have established it and people are used to it. They have accepted it. Now we should not create uncertainty.
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Norman D. Dicks

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Discussing the importance of timely program establishment during a fiscal year.

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