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Patrick Leahy: I strongly urge the chairman to use the conference to return this program to a level approaching its Fiscal Year 2003…

On the recordSeptember 23, 2003
I strongly urge the chairman to use the conference to return this program to a level approaching its Fiscal Year 2003 funding of $12.7 million.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Advocating for funding for a program during a Senate floor debate.

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