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Adam Smith: “It is devastating when this body is unable to pass the normal appropriations and authorizing bills in some sort of…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2012
It is devastating when this body is unable to pass the normal appropriations and authorizing bills in some sort of regular order.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington

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Smith criticizes the failure to pass appropriations regularly, highlighting its negative effects.

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