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William L. Clay: “Mr. Speaker, let me say that I once again urge all Members to vote against this legislation for two reasons. One, that…”

On the recordApril 21, 1999
Mr. Speaker, let me say that I once again urge all Members to vote against this legislation for two reasons. One, that it fails to contain minimum accountability provisions and, two, that the basic protections for spending Federal money in the poorest districts have been stripped away from this legislation. I urge a ``no'' vote on this.
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William L. Clay

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Opposing legislation due to lack of accountability and protections for poor districts.

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