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Jerry Lewis: First, as a member of the Appropriations Committee, I must mention that this bill is full of new programs, policy…

On the recordJanuary 9, 2007
First, as a member of the Appropriations Committee, I must mention that this bill is full of new programs, policy directives, performance directives, all kinds of authorizing suggestions, without any indication as to where the money might really be coming from. It is one thing to say that we want to establish a policy. It is another thing to say that we are going to pay as we go. It is an entirely different thing to say exactly where the money will come from.
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Jerry Lewis
California

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Discussing the implications of authorizing bills on appropriations during a House floor speech.

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