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Pete Domenici: I am a cosponsor, and I indicate so that everybody would understand this does not say this is mandated. This says that…

On the recordJuly 22, 1996
I am a cosponsor, and I indicate so that everybody would understand this does not say this is mandated. This says that the Governors, in putting together their plan for their State, can, if they find an area--and this is pretty much going to be Indian areas, I believe, because of the enormous unemployment number; it is 50 percent--it will be available as a flexible tool in terms of putting together packages.
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Pete Domenici

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Discussing a proposal related to state plans for addressing unemployment in Indian areas.

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