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On the recordSeptember 14, 1999
Initially--that amount was subject to a 0.48 percent across-the-board reduction; consequently, the House-passed funding level is $24.282 million, or $377,000 more than what the Senate Committee on Appropriations reported.
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T. Gorton
Republican · Washington

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Discussing funding levels during a Senate floor debate.

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