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    Salmon Extinction Could Cost Billions

    Jun 29, 1999 | 3 min read
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    Agricultural Appropriations Bill Reaches Too Deep

    Jun 28, 1999 | 5 min read
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    Transportation Bill Paved With Waste

    Jun 18, 1999 | 2 min read
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    THAAD Goes Thud

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    Taking Aim With Your Tax Dollars

    Jun 2, 1999 | 3 min read
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    Agriculture Appropriations Bill Reaches Too Deep

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    Emergency Spending Bill Sets Stage for Budget “Train Wreck”

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    Forest Funds Elude Oversight

    May 17, 1999 | 2 min read
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    Report details road waste

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    Welfare for Waste

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