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On the recordApril 25, 2006
It certainly shouldn't be paid for by the people of this country. When, in fact, it's a state issue.
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Thomas Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Coburn criticizes the funding of a Mississippi rail project through federal emergency spending.

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