Shelley Berkley: “I'm going to urge defeat of this amendment. And before I yield back…”

On the recordJuly 19, 2007

I'm going to urge defeat of this amendment. And before I yield back the balance of my time, I want to reiterate that I represent one of the faster growing areas in the country. If we are forced to rely strictly on formula funding for Federal assistance, we will always be behind the eight ball. We depend and rely on these earmarks in order to keep up with the latest technology and importance of providing for the people that I represent. I'm sorry that I had to even come down here to defend this earmark. I'm proud of it.

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Shelley Berkley

Nevada

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Opposing an amendment related to federal funding and earmarks.

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