On the recordApril 2, 2004
Mr. Chairman, I commend the chairman of the committee for his hard work on this bill. It is very difficult to allocate these funds. He has tried to allocate them as fairly as possible. The difficulty is the donor States such as my State want a guarantee that they will get a certain amount of money back, and that is precisely what this amendment does. The State of Michigan over the years has contributed $1.71 billion more to the Federal highway funds than it has received back. They are 48th in the list of 50 States as to how much we get back from the Federal Government compared to the amount of money we send there. This is a very sore point in Michigan. Mr. Chairman, this amendment will guarantee a rate of return for my State, and that is extremely important for my State, to receive that guarantee.
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