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John W. Olver: I would like to clarify on the point that the gentleman just made and the example that you just used, that the…

On the recordSeptember 14, 2004
I would like to clarify on the point that the gentleman just made and the example that you just used, that the authorization bill on T&I highway programs has an extension. As of the moment, it is an extension to September 24. If there is not a full bill, authorization bill that has passed by then, there will be another extension into the next fiscal year. And the irony is that we would then be operating within the authorization of the extension into the next fiscal year in what we would be doing.
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John W. Olver
Massachusetts

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Discussing the extension of the authorization bill for transportation and infrastructure highway programs.

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