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On the recordAugust 2, 1996
that is not accurate. There is no mandate that the corps carry out that provision, No. 1. No. 2, there is nothing in this legislation that says the grants in title V will be funded first. No. 3, your commerce conferees violated the instructions of this House yourselves. You did not uphold the instructions and, most important, you sent us a letter to our committee asking us to earmark $7 million for a Santa Monica project for yourself, for yourself, for your own project.
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Bill Shuster
Pennsylvania

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Addressing inaccuracies in legislation and earmarking during a House debate.

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