Edward Livingston said "Mr. Chairman, while I take no position on his amendment, I would say to our colleagues that if his amendment succeeds, it would be my intention to take the full amount that has been deleted from title III and move it into title I so that we would in fact have no change in the overall spending for food aid under the bill. One may make the case that title I is better administered than title III, and if that is the case, then the money will be better spent in that fashion. I commend the gentleman for his diligence in trying to make sure that the American taxpayers' dollars are well spent. As I say, while I do not necessarily support the amendment, I do intend to move the money to title I in the event that he is successful." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 11, 1996

Mr. Chairman, while I take no position on his amendment, I would say to our colleagues that if his amendment succeeds, it would be my intention to take the full amount that has been deleted from title III and move it into title I so that we would in fact have no change in the overall spending for food aid under the bill. One may make the case that title I is better administered than title III, and if that is the case, then the money will be better spent in that fashion. I commend the gentleman for his diligence in trying to make sure that the American taxpayers' dollars are well spent. As I say, while I do not necessarily support the amendment, I do intend to move the money to title I in the event that he is successful.

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Edward Livingston

Louisiana

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing an amendment related to food aid spending during a committee meeting.

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