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On the recordFebruary 9, 1995
But I must say I was disappointed when the gentleman from Illinois said under the bill we passed last year, if you wanted part of the $50 million pot, you had to do midnight basketball. That is not in the bill. It was permissive, just as it is in their bill that they are going to bring up on Monday. Midnight basketball was an option. To say that under the bill we passed you had to do midnight basketball is simply a misstatement.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Addressing a misstatement regarding the requirements of a previous bill related to funding.

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