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On the recordJune 26, 2012
Before yielding to the gentleman, just let me make a quick statement here. Just so everybody knows, the increase that's in the bill is a simple increase for inflation to pay for costs such as the GSA rent and one extra compensable workday. Transportation is important to all parts and all people in America. I just don't think this is the right cut to make in this kind of a bill. And I think we should always keep in mind that on our allocations, we have written the total appropriation bills to the 1028 number, rather than 1047. This bill already cuts about $4 billion under last year's funding level. So with that, I stress my opposition to the amendment, and I would gladly yield to the gentleman from Georgia.
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Tom Latham
Iowa
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