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On the recordJune 28, 2016
In the Senate there are distinctly different jobs. The appropriators get to set the maximum amount of money that you can do.
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Mike Enzi
Republican · Wyoming

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Enzi discusses the roles of appropriators and authorizers in the Senate.

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