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Jerry Brown: “The amendment is deliberately silent on this because we think that the caps imposed upon the subcommittee by the…”

On the recordOctober 11, 1995
The amendment is deliberately silent on this because we think that the caps imposed upon the subcommittee by the chairman have no basis in law and certainly no merit. The budget language was nothing to do with it, so there is no need for an offset.
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Jerry Brown
California

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Discussing budget amendments and caps during a House floor debate.

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