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Jim Ramstad: Of course there should be sanctions to those who violate the reforms that we enacted in 1997 which took effect in 1996.…

On the recordSeptember 25, 1997
Of course there should be sanctions to those who violate the reforms that we enacted in 1997 which took effect in 1996. I will join my colleague in such legislation. But this, Mr. Chairman, is not the vehicle to attach that, to go after those violators. We have already, from last year, and again, let us speak to the facts, last year's funding level was $283 million. Even this amendment only restores funding to $250 million, so it is not level funding. Let us deal with the violators appropriately, but not here.
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Jim Ramstad
Republican · Minnesota

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Discussing funding levels and sanctions related to Legal Services during a committee meeting.

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