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Pete Domenici: “And I bet they do. I bet they know this bill is going to promise them all a lot more money, so why don't they all get…”

On the recordOctober 9, 1997
And I bet they do. I bet they know this bill is going to promise them all a lot more money, so why don't they all get on? Right, I ask Senator Gramm? Every Senator should get on it. You can count on it, it is going to give you more money, you can count on it, whether it is the Appalachia Regional Commission, Texas, New Mexico-- all of you are going to get a lot more money.
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Pete Domenici

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Discussing the financial benefits of a bill during Senate debate.

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