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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2002 The Senate Indian Affairs Committee on Tuesday held a hearing on President Bush's new budget with the top leaders criticizing the proposal. Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) and Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colo), chairman and vice-chair of the panel, questioned inadequate funding levels at the Department of Labor, the Department of Education, the Department of Justice and the the Department of Health and Human Services. Future hearings will address the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Services budgets. One will be held Thursday and the other March 14. Get the Story:
Senators Slam Bush On Budget For Indians (AP 3/6) Related Documents:
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