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Joseph T. Burns: “I say to the Senator, I don't know exactly what is going on. We know some of the things, but I do not think that is…”

On the recordDecember 8, 2004
I say to the Senator, I don't know exactly what is going on. We know some of the things, but I do not think that is material here. I am just pleading that it gets done. Let's look at the importance of this and our priorities and let's finish our work and go home. To my knowledge, there is not anything any more important than that we finish this, for the simple reason we have schools and libraries now that are receiving no payments. There are no payments until we pass this legislation. With the support of the administration we should be moving this legislation. There are some who think it should be an appropriated account. It was never in an appropriated account. This money was not collected as taxes. It was collected for a particular purpose. So I say, they signed the letter. My colleague from Florida is exactly right, and the Senators who signed the letter are exactly right.
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Joseph T. Burns
Ohio
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Addressing the urgency of passing legislation for funding schools and libraries.

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