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On the recordJune 17, 2009
I'd much sooner appropriate funding to finish a project that is worthy rather than pay penalties to end the project.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Dorgan advocates for funding worthy projects instead of incurring penalties for incomplete ones.

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