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On the recordJune 16, 1998
Then you have to get the money from somewhere. As I read the amendment, I say to my friend, that would take 46 percent of the money raised by the tobacco bill. So the States get 40 percent and you get 46 percent. That is 86 percent of all the money.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Discussing the financial implications of an amendment related to tobacco legislation.

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