“So, I do it to thank them. I also do it because we have some great people there that are running and I want to make sure they win.”

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Norman D. Dicks: “I hate to do this to the gentleman because I have the greatest respect for him, but it says here, ``Each amount…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2003
I hate to do this to the gentleman because I have the greatest respect for him, but it says here, ``Each amount appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act that is not required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law is hereby reduced by 1 percent.'' So it takes every line item and reduces it by 1 percent. That means $23 million comes out of firefighting. I do not think that is what the gentleman intended because I have the greatest regard for him, but this is why we should vote against this amendment because of its unintended consequence because the language says one thing and the discussion and description of the amendment says another.
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Discussing the implications of an amendment on firefighting funding.

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