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Patrick Leahy: “Each time we've been told, 'This is the final amount,' within months it's anted up considerably more.”

On the recordSeptember 22, 2003
Each time we've been told, 'This is the final amount,' within months it's anted up considerably more.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
Source
congress.gov
Sep 22, 2003

Editor's note · Context

Leahy remarks on the continuous increase in funding amounts.

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