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On the recordMarch 7, 1996
For almost a year, this Senator has suggested that within the frame of reference of the amount of money available to use for the Department of the Interior and related agencies, if the administration wanted to shift priorities, then we would be happy, seriously, to consider those shifts. None have been proposed.
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T. Gorton
Republican · Washington

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Discussing budget priorities for the Department of the Interior.

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