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On the recordApril 21, 2004
I remember last April, a year ago, you stated with some confidence, on 'Nightline,' the American contribution to rebuild Iraq would be no more than $1.7 billion.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy questions the accuracy of rebuilding cost estimates for Iraq.

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