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Article: SEN. THUNE CALLS FOR TRIBAL JUSTICE, HEALTH CARE, WATER FUNDING IN FISCAL YEAR 2010 BUDGET

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November 18, 2008
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The office of Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., issued the following news release:

Senator John Thune, along with other Senate colleagues, yesterday sent a letter to President Bush requesting that as federal agencies prepare their budgets for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010, they should include funding authorized for tribal justice, health care, and water projects under Senator Thune's amendment to the foreign aid bill that was signed into law earlier this year. Senator Thune's amendment authorizes $2 billion over five years for public safety, health care, and water projects in Indian Country. The letter requests that the FY 2010 budget include $400 million to assist in addressing the significant needs that ...

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