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Burgess Owens: “I also would like to issue a new, repeated challenge to the Members of Congress to take a hard look at libraries and see…”

On the recordMarch 6, 2003
I also would like to issue a new, repeated challenge to the Members of Congress to take a hard look at libraries and see that we have certainly shortchanged them or overlooked their importance as an institution that gives us the greatest bang for the buck. Our cost-benefits ratio with libraries is probably greater than any institution that we fund anywhere.
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Burgess Owens
Republican · Utah

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Highlighting the importance of libraries and museums in Congress.

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