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Article: American Indian Congress' Session Reviews Budgetary, Legislative Highlights.
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- Article date:
- March 10, 2004
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By Jerry Reynolds, Indian Country Today, Oneida, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Mar. 10--WASHINGTON - A succession of speakers provided a steady commentary on the issues under discussion at the National Congress of American Indians Executive Council Winter Session Feb. 23 - 25. In this second of two articles on the session, their views have been grouped under subjects that received particular attention, namely President George W. Bush's budget request for fiscal year 2005 and the ongoing legislative process of the 108th Congress.
With the federal budget projected to be around $500 billion in deficit for the fiscal year beginning next ...