I did not agree with that population limit, which is why I have worked across the aisle with my New York colleague, Congressman Antonio Delgado, to reintroduce H.R. 199, the Direct Support for Communities Act.
Zeldin discusses bipartisan efforts to support local governments without population limits.
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I will just follow the plain reading, the plain text of the law, and if Congress wants to change the law, then we'll follow whatever that change is.
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When you're talking about trillions of dollars of federal policy coming out, it should be something decided by Congress.
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