On the recordJuly 11, 1996
if the gentleman would bother to look at the size of DOE going back to 1980, he would discover that Department has declined in size already by 20 percent.
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govinfo.govDavid Obey: “if the gentleman would bother to look at the size of DOE going back to 1980, he would discover that Department has…”
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Discussing the size of the Department of Energy during a debate.
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