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James Oberstar: “Reclaiming my time, adopting the amendment would create a false impression that we in fact have created a direct…”

On the recordMarch 7, 2007
Reclaiming my time, adopting the amendment would create a false impression that we in fact have created a direct spending authority in the legislation. And the gentleman is perfectly within his rights to offer such an amendment on direct spending legislation, for which I would have no objection, but in this legislation, it creates the false impression that we are in fact creating direct spending authority when in fact we are not. And, if adopted, it would create an unacceptable and invalid precedent.
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James Oberstar
Democratic · Minnesota
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Discussing the implications of an amendment related to direct spending authority.

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