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“this point of order is raised appropriately, and I concur with the gentleman from West Virginia in that it is legislation on an appropriations bill. It is actually a taxation. It is a revenue generator. It levies a tax on explosives and on firearms ammunition, and it is a way to generate revenue, perhaps as much as $130 million in this appropriations bill, in order to protect the interests of the firearms industry, the explosives industry, the people that are very closely regulated today and do not need to have additional regulation. Mr. Chairman, it is important that the section be struck out, but it is also important that we maintain our standard here and avoid legislating on an appropriation bill. So, with that, I again suggest that this point of order is one that is very solid on the policy of not legislating on appropriation bills, and I urge the Chair to sustain that point of order. The CHAIRMAN. If no further Member wishes to be heard on the point of order, the Chair is prepared to rule. The Chair finds that this provision includes language conferring authority. The provision, therefore, constitutes legislation in violation of clause 2 of rule XXI. The point of order is sustained, and the provision is stricken from the bill. The Clerk will read.…”