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Benjamin Gilman: the President has to evolve a program and then send the program to us. We are not mandating.

On the recordFebruary 16, 1995
the President has to evolve a program and then send the program to us. We are not mandating.
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Benjamin Gilman
New York

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the President's responsibility to develop and present a program.

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