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David Minge: “Going back to my question, the effect of deleting these lines in the bill would mean that these projects identified in…”

On the recordJune 25, 1996
Going back to my question, the effect of deleting these lines in the bill would mean that these projects identified in the report language would at that point compete with projects from other districts, other States throughout the country, on a level playing field or equal basis, is that correct?
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David Minge
Minnesota

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Questioning the implications of a bill's language on project competition during a floor debate.

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