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T. Gorton: “So, I ask the Senator from New Mexico, then the bill that I drafted and is being debated on the floor here today…”

On the recordSeptember 16, 1997
So, I ask the Senator from New Mexico, then the bill that I drafted and is being debated on the floor here today regarding appropriations for the Department of the Interior includes both the $700 million for the land and water conservation fund and a specific mention and, therefore, a degree of priority, for the New World Mine and for the California redwood purchase; this bill, in fact, goes beyond and is more specific than the budget agreement itself, is that not correct?
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T. Gorton
Republican · Washington
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Discussing appropriations for the Department of the Interior during Senate floor debate.

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