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On the recordJanuary 23, 1995
I may offer an amendment to basically have an inflation factor built in so that we would reestimate every few years what that $50 million or $100 million or $200 million is to the nearest $10 million. I have reserved a number of amendments, and one of those amendments will probably be that feature of factoring in the inflation factor, if needed, so we do not 10 years out from now have the same number.
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Mike Levin
Democratic · California

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Discussing potential amendments related to inflation adjustments in budget estimates.

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