I appreciate that the Economic Recovery package has money for this, but if we don't have long-term, sustained requests for beyond the timeframe of the Economic Recovery package, we're going to be in a very bad place.
On the recordMay 12, 2009
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Murray emphasizes the need for long-term funding beyond the Economic Recovery package.
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