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Maurice Hinchey: With regard to the report language, the gentleman knows full well that there was an earlier attempt to put that specific…

On the recordJuly 23, 1998
With regard to the report language, the gentleman knows full well that there was an earlier attempt to put that specific same language in the ISTEA bill. This House passed that bill. We were successful in getting this language, this anti-dredging, anti-environment, pro-pollution language out of the ISTEA bill over in the Senate. That having been done, now some people are coming back here putting this anti-environment----
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Maurice Hinchey
New York

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Discussing environmental concerns related to the ISTEA bill.

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