02/17/2005
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"FMAP rates are not an appropriate tool to influence short-term economic developments."
"We're using Provincial Reconstruction Teams of military and civilian experts to help local communities fight corruption, improve governance, and jumpstart their economies."
"We saw our responsibility, and we met it."
"I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration to the Agreement and give its advice and consent to accession."