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Patrick Leahy: We have cut in half what they have set as that tough target. We have done half again better. Is that what the Senator…

On the recordMarch 4, 1997
We have cut in half what they have set as that tough target. We have done half again better. Is that what the Senator from Maryland is saying?
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Discussing budget targets during a Senate debate.

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