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Dirk Kempthorne: “To the Senator I would say that a committee could determine that they wanted to do a 90-10 split on the cost. Now…”

On the recordJanuary 12, 1995
To the Senator I would say that a committee could determine that they wanted to do a 90-10 split on the cost. Now, because they do not provide 100 percent of the funding, yes, a point of order could be made against that authorizing bill. But they could come to the floor and say this legislation clearly spells out that we are going to provide 90 percent of the funds; 10 percent will be matched by the local communities. And you could then hold up a series of letters from mayors around the country saying we think this is good; we support this legislation. And I think you would have an excellent chance of getting a waiver of the majority of Senators to say we agree on this particular one. Go forward.
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Dirk Kempthorne
Idaho

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Discussing funding splits for legislation and local community support.

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