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Thomas Foley: Mr. Chairman, last year, the House Committee on Appropriations and the final conference committee on the Agricultural…

On the recordJune 29, 2000
Mr. Chairman, last year, the House Committee on Appropriations and the final conference committee on the Agricultural Appropriations bill approved language giving special consideration for funding for a joint aquaculture distance learning/education and research project through Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution in my district and Florida State University in Tallahassee. The original request for the project called for $470,000 for the work to be carried out in fiscal year 2000.
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Thomas Foley
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Discussing funding for an aquaculture education and research project during a colloquy.

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