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On the recordJanuary 20, 1995
Basically they are looking to us to fill different levels of government to work together in the most efficient way to try to take care of their concerns and their problems. And one of the problems it seems to me with the unfunded mandates is we have it all backward. The priorities are set from a group that are not paying for those priorities. That leads to a whole different and inefficient way of doing business than if you are setting the priorities and paying for them. Do you agree?
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Danny Davis
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing the issues related to unfunded mandates and government efficiency.

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