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Hello Roy - 

JB>> Who was it that said, "A million here, and a million
JB>> there... Sooner or late some real money gets spent." 

TA>> Some US senator (can't recall if he was from Utah or
TA>> Vermont. but it was hilly 8-) 

RJT> Actually it was Everett Dirksen, I can't remember where he
RJT> was from, but the quote is "A billion here, a billion
RJT> there, pretty soon you're talking about some REAL money"
RJT> or something pretty close to that 

Correct.

AUTHOR: Everett McKinley Dirksen (1896-1969) 

QUOTATION: A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon
you're talking about real money. 

ATTRIBUTION: Attributed to Senator EVERETT M. DIRKSEN by John
Kriegsman, confidant of Dirksen's and one-time Republican
official in Illinois. Kriegsman reportedly heard this and
similar statements as off-the-cuff remarks during campaigns and
meetings in Illinois. This remark does not appear in any
formal address or in Dirksen's papers. 

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