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Joseph Skeen: “Let me first assure the gentleman that I have worked closely with the Department of Agriculture in arriving at the…”

On the recordJuly 16, 1997
Let me first assure the gentleman that I have worked closely with the Department of Agriculture in arriving at the current appropriation level. I am satisfied that, although less money will be allocated to the FSA under this bill, the funding level will not result in more office closings than was planned and agreed to by Congress in the Reorganization Act of 1994. The reason we are able to use less funds here is due to erroneous assumptions in the President's budget regarding FSA's nonsalary funding needs as well as a higher than expected staff year reduction by FSA in the months since submission of the President's budget.
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Joseph Skeen
Republican · New Mexico
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Discussing funding levels for the Farm Service Agency during a House debate.

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