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David Skaggs: “It is not that point, but the apparent internal inconsistency between the 75-percent cap and the other language in this…”

On the recordJanuary 25, 1996
It is not that point, but the apparent internal inconsistency between the 75-percent cap and the other language in this legislation that prescribes funding levels for the Commerce Department in accordance with the earlier rejected conference report or the earlier vetoed conference report. In that conference report, for instance, the ATP program was funded at substantially lower levels than the 75 percent. I want to make sure the 75 percent controls.
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David Skaggs
Colorado
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Addressing inconsistencies in funding levels for the Commerce Department in legislation.

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