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On the recordJuly 16, 1998
Although the Appropriations Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies was able to increase the drinking water SRF for fiscal year 1999 to $800 million, it is impossible to expect the DWSRF to fund new projects where there is not a public health threat. The purpose of the DWSRF is to fund drinking water systems that are having difficulties complying with the Act, it is not intended to finance new drinking water systems for communities that are having difficulties distributing drinking water.
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Julian Bond
Alabama
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Discussing funding for drinking water systems during a floor speech.

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