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SNOWE HAILS SENATE PASSAGE OF BALANCED BUDGET
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Capitol Hill Press Releases
07-31-1997
CONTACT: DAVE LACKEY (202) 224-5344
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- July 31, 1997
SNOWE HAILS SENATE PASSAGE OF BALANCED BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As the Senate completed work on an
historic plan to balance the budget and provide a significant tax cut,
U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) today hailed the first balanced
budget in 30 years.
"This is an historic ...
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