09/08/2009
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"We all know that bill didn't include funding for that program, but your Department budget request includes 85 million in new funding for Hardrock Cleanup, something I very much appreciate."
"I agree that providing care for veterans should not come at the expense of other critical domestic programs."
"I believe these closures would have a dire impact on veterans in some of the areas that I'm most familiar with."
"As you know, Congress included a total of $3.5 billion for the IHS Sanitation and Facilities Account to be spent over the next 5 years in the infrastructure law."