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Nydia M. Velazquez: well, the numbers that Mr. Barreto is giving my colleague is when the program was shut down, and he does not say to my…

On the recordJune 14, 2005
well, the numbers that Mr. Barreto is giving my colleague is when the program was shut down, and he does not say to my colleague that they are doing $2 billion below what they said they would be doing at this time.
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Nydia M. Velazquez
New York

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