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Bill Shuster: “We have right here the proposed Committee on Commerce offer which was that you backed away from the 75-percent trigger…”

On the recordAugust 2, 1996
We have right here the proposed Committee on Commerce offer which was that you backed away from the 75-percent trigger with regard to New York City and Alaska. So you violated the instructions of the House, No. 1. No. 2, I have a letter from my good friend from California, dated March 29 of this year, asking for us to earmark $7.5 million for a project in his district.
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Bill Shuster
Pennsylvania

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Addressing concerns about a proposed offer from the Committee on Commerce.

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