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Mark Hatfield: “Yes, you have requested additional funds for this project. However, criteria established in the One-hundred-and-fourth…”

On the recordJuly 31, 1996
Yes, you have requested additional funds for this project. However, criteria established in the One-hundred-and-fourth Congress by the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee of the House precludes me from being able to accommodate the Senator from Montana's request. The subcommittee has an ironclad rule that no highway projects which are not authorized be included for funding under the appropriations bill. In addition, no increases above the authorized levels will be included. Given the level of single-purpose projects included in ISTEA the ability of the Appropriations Committee to accommodate the Senator's request has been severely reduced, and such adjustments need to be made in the authorizing legislation.
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Mark Hatfield
Oregon
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Discussing funding limitations for highway projects during a Senate floor debate.

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