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Jerry Nadler: I would simply observe the gentleman's substitute does very little, as you heard from those figures, to undo the…

On the recordMay 12, 1995
I would simply observe the gentleman's substitute does very little, as you heard from those figures, to undo the inequity of the committee formula. The gentleman's substitute should not be adopted. The amendment of the gentleman from Illinois, which bases the allocation formula strictly on needs and on population based on the 1990 census, should be adopted as continuing the tradition of the House to base these allocations fairly on population and on needs. And if some States have much less needs currently, so be it. If others have greater, they should get proportionately what they need.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Debating the allocation formula for federal funding based on population and needs.

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