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Alan Simpson: I certainly understand the gentleman's concern, and I agree with him. It all comes down to funding levels. But I would…

On the recordJuly 9, 2014
I certainly understand the gentleman's concern, and I agree with him. It all comes down to funding levels. But I would be more than willing to work with the gentleman to try to see if we could address his concern, which is a concern for all of us, as we move forward into the conference process.
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Wyoming
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Jul 9, 2014

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