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Joseph Skeen: “Mr. Chairman, the Committee of the Whole has had this bill under consideration for 2 days. We have consumed about 11…”

On the recordJune 8, 1999
Mr. Chairman, the Committee of the Whole has had this bill under consideration for 2 days. We have consumed about 11 hours of floor time so far. We have disposed of 10 amendments by recorded votes and we have reached page 14 of a 70-page appropriations bill. I believe that this is a record for this bill. I rise to make the point that the membership has been very strong in its support of the Committee on Appropriations and of the votes cast on the 10 amendments; over 70 percent have supported the committee's recommendations and less than 30 percent have opposed them. I want to take this opportunity to thank the membership for supporting our work and to ask for its continued support.
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Joseph Skeen
Republican · New Mexico
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Discussing the progress and support for an appropriations bill during committee consideration.

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