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Melvin Watt: I hope the gentleman was here when we debated the mandate, the unfunded mandate amendment, and understands that to…

On the recordMay 1, 1997
I hope the gentleman was here when we debated the mandate, the unfunded mandate amendment, and understands that to implement the plan that is in the bill, it is going to cost $65 million a year. The gentleman is aware of that.
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Melvin Watt
North Carolina

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Discussing the financial implications of a bill related to unfunded mandates.

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