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Martin Sabo: We made some modest cuts in the Office of Under Secretary in our first amendment as related to fire grants which was…

On the recordMay 25, 2006
We made some modest cuts in the Office of Under Secretary in our first amendment as related to fire grants which was adopted which I thought was okay to do; but I notice a whole host of amendments are funded by additional cuts to that same office. I am curious if we roll votes and eventually there are more cuts than money exists, what happens? I understand this amendment takes an additional $60 billion out of the office. There are others coming with several million. There is a whole array of amendments, all of which take money from this particular office. The CHAIRMAN. The Chair would inform the gentleman that amendments already pending as unfinished business would be disposed of in due course. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. King). The amendment was rejected. Amendment Offered by Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas
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