The purpose of my amendment is to eliminate the Federal mandate on the State and the local government, a mandate that today costs the taxpayers of this country billions of dollars in order to provide benefits for people who may not have contributed at all to the tax base.
Discussing an amendment to eliminate federal mandates on state and local governments.
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The way I handle this as chairman I usually let people finish their train of thought.
I remember, like, one of the things when I first got here was the Clinton administration's insistence on spending what was the equivalent of $50 million providing fuel for North Korea, and it had just the opposite impact.
Under normal circumstances this problem would be addressed by local government.
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