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Tony Hall: “I am also concerned over the way in which the bill is being brought to the floor. It is a major piece of legislation…”

On the recordJanuary 19, 1995
I am also concerned over the way in which the bill is being brought to the floor. It is a major piece of legislation, and just fundamentally changes the procedures for handling future legislation. Yet it is being rammed through with no hearings and no opportunity from the committee that has jurisdiction, the committee, unlike the Rules Committee that in fact studies it and understands these kinds of things every day, for a positive input, much less explanation. There are also major substantive problems with the direction of the bill, and while I know States and local communities are having a tough time, and for that reason there is a lot of good in this bill, I am concerned that not all of the provisions have been thought through. I am particularly concerned about the impact of this bill on nutrition and poverty programs serving low-income people.
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Tony Hall
Ohio
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Addressing concerns about the legislative process and implications of a major bill on nutrition and poverty programs.

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