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William F. Goodling: “I will guarantee it will be more, as it always is every year. Fact two. Completely wrong. Mixing apples and oranges…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 1998
I will guarantee it will be more, as it always is every year. Fact two. Completely wrong. Mixing apples and oranges, because he is talking about an appropriation bill. CRS did this very clearly, very carefully, and the State of Indiana will receive $5,432,568 more down to the classroom to help reduce class size and to help better prepare teachers.
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William F. Goodling
Pennsylvania

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Discussing funding for education and appropriations during a House floor debate.

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