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On the recordFebruary 12, 2004
The original proposal in the bill agreed on by the budget conference committee between the House and the Senate was below the Senate number. It came in at $231 billion. The Finance Committee has fulfilled its obligation to raise enough funds in the highway trust fund to enable us to reach the level of $255 billion, the amount originally adopted by a 79-to-21 vote in the Senate. Rather than argue about that detail and the other details, I want to put the measure to waive that and we can debate the Finance Committee and other questions as they arise.
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Julian Bond
Alabama
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Discussing funding levels for a highway bill during Senate floor debate.

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