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Herb Kohl: I do appreciate that. As I say, it will take $36 million, in our judgment, to adequately fund the entire program. I know…

On the recordSeptember 4, 2003
I do appreciate that. As I say, it will take $36 million, in our judgment, to adequately fund the entire program. I know very well that is not possible. That is not going to happen. I could pick out a figure larger or smaller than a million, and it was Senator Dirksen who did say a million or a billion added up to quite a bit of money. I do recognize $1 million is a lot of money, but considered in the context of what we are talking about and the importance of the program, which I know the Senator from Pennsylvania agrees, $1 million is a reasonable number. I would not impose on the Senator the burden of having to make a difficult decision if that number were considerably larger. So I am asking for the support of the Senator with respect to a rather nominal number when we are considering the people we are talking about and the need for our service to them.
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Herb Kohl
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Discussing funding for a program and advocating for a specific financial support amount.

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