On the recordJune 11, 2003
I am thinking to myself, where did the $26 billion come from? We cannot find a half a billion dollars or a billion dollars to address life and death issues dealing with health care for Native Americans.
Byron Dorgan: “I am thinking to myself, where did the $26 billion come from? We cannot find a half a billion dollars or a billion…”
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Dorgan criticizes budget priorities favoring foreign aid over Native American health care.
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