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On the recordNovember 4, 1997
my intent is not to defeat the legislation. My intent is to surface this problem that I have run into in California. Even if they are not receiving Federal assistance, I do not know if they are or not, you can perhaps not have this loophole in your legislation that would allow this kind of pass-through.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Addressing concerns about a loophole in legislation during a discussion on federal assistance.

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