Jim Kolbe: “I will abbreviate my remarks. I just want to be able to say because…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 2005

I will abbreviate my remarks. I just want to be able to say because Arizona has been at the forefront of this problem for so long and had more than 50 percent of all the apprehensions in our State that this is extraordinarily important. The amendment does increase the authorizations through fiscal year 2011 from the current to $750 million in 2006 and $850 million in 2007 and $950 million in 2008. So I believe these provisions are extraordinarily important to us as well as the provisions which at the behest of the gentleman from Wisconsin we have added regarding how these funds are spent and to look at them.

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