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On the recordJune 22, 2004
the gentleman should take full credit. He is the one who asked and the one that recognized it, and we are certainly glad for the Subcommittee on Foreign Operation, Export Financing and Related Programs; but he is the guy that made sure that this got in there.
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John Murtha
Pennsylvania

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Acknowledging a colleague's contributions to a foreign operations funding initiative.

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