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Connie Mack: “I must say, maybe it is because I am dealing from a position of real extreme frustration, representing a State that we…”

On the recordMarch 4, 1998
I must say, maybe it is because I am dealing from a position of real extreme frustration, representing a State that we believe under the old proposal had about 77 cents back for what we had contributed in the past, in the last year. I remember the debates and the discussions that we had 5 years ago, kind of saying, ``This is never going to happen to us again,'' that is being a donor State to the extent that we have been.
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Connie Mack
Florida

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Addressing concerns about funding disparities for donor states during a Senate debate.

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