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On the recordApril 1, 2009
Well, I'd like to thank all of our witnesses today, especially for keeping your testimony tight, as we are in budget mode here and have a number of amendments that we'll start voting on shortly.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray expresses gratitude to witnesses for concise testimony during a budget-focused meeting.

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