if the gentleman would stop right there, that is what I am talking about. If there was some money there and they decided, the majority party decided to give that back in a tax break, rather than educate smokers, there would be no violation of the unfunded mandate. I would ask the gentleman, am I correct?
Discussing the implications of tax breaks versus funding for education on smoking.
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