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Don Nickles: “What we are doing with the excess money is exactly what the law states. According to the statute, it says you buy…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2004
What we are doing with the excess money is exactly what the law states. According to the statute, it says you buy T-bills with it, and that is exactly what we are doing with the surplus.
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Don Nickles
Oklahoma

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Discussing the use of surplus funds in accordance with the law.

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