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John Rice Carter: “This whole question of mandatory funding is one that troubles me greatly because, frankly, we don't have the…”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2016
This whole question of mandatory funding is one that troubles me greatly because, frankly, we don't have the jurisdiction in this committee to do that.
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John Rice Carter
Republican · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Carter expresses concern about the committee's lack of jurisdiction over mandatory funding.

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