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Julian Bond: “It is my understanding, now that the Line-item veto has been declared unconstitutional, that the VA can go ahead and…”

On the recordJuly 16, 1998
It is my understanding, now that the Line-item veto has been declared unconstitutional, that the VA can go ahead and spend the $900,000 that was appropriated in the FY 1998 VA/HUD Appropriations bill, and I strongly encourage the VA to do so, as expeditiously as is possible.
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Julian Bond
Alabama

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Discussing the implications of the Line-item veto ruling on VA funding.

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