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J. Exon: “If I might add a comment. It seems to me that if there is that much money out there to get this job done, we might seize…”

On the recordJuly 30, 1996
If I might add a comment. It seems to me that if there is that much money out there to get this job done, we might seize on that as a means of balancing the Federal budget in 2 years. I thank my friend from North Dakota.
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J. Exon
Democratic · Nebraska

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Discussing potential funding as a means to balance the Federal budget.

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