Zoe Lofgren: “My intent in offering it in the purposes clause has to do with making later amendments germane and, secondarily, in the…”

“My intent in offering it in the purposes clause has to do with making later amendments germane and, secondarily, in the entire committee report and hearings we talked about creating partnerships between States, local governments, and the Federal Government, and my point is, and I understand this is a new proposal, and I was not here to work on the old bill, but unless we give some rights to local government on Federal matching fund programs, we will not create a true partnership. I think it would be a terrible mistake.”