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Jeff Flake: the gentlewoman mentioned school districts in my State that would benefit. I would say again, this is the exact point we…

On the recordJune 20, 2006
the gentlewoman mentioned school districts in my State that would benefit. I would say again, this is the exact point we are making. This is not the Labor-HHS bill. This is the defense bill, for crying out loud. We are trying to fund our defense, and we are bleeding off dollars to aquariums. This is the wrong place to have this debate. It should be on Labor-HHS. The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Flake). The question was taken; and the Chairman announced that the noes appeared to have it.
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Jeff Flake
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