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Hal Rogers: the highway cuts are rather severe, such as the $187 million this would cut from the highway construction account, and I…

On the recordJune 20, 2001
the highway cuts are rather severe, such as the $187 million this would cut from the highway construction account, and I would point out that with 75 percent of the fiscal year already expired, these monies are obligated. The monies being spent, how are we going to get them back if this cut should go through? It would be devastating to every State in the Union on their highway account.
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Hal Rogers
Republican · Kentucky

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Discussing the impact of proposed cuts to highway construction funding.

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