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On the recordJune 22, 1998
I certainly rise to support his bill. It is one of the most important bills in the appropriations process, at least from the standpoint of a Member who lives in New Orleans, in the center of the Mississippi River Valley watershed, because all that water that comes down from the drainage area that starts up in Minnesota and comes through our territory...the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. McDade) has been a wonderful Member of Congress, and this is his last year as chairman and last year as a Member of the House of Representatives, and of all the Members that we might talk about today or that we might think about today he is going to be one of the most sorely missed.
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Edward Livingston
Louisiana
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Expressing support for a bill related to flood protection and honoring retiring Congressman Joe McDade.

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