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Lincoln Chafee: Senator Bingaman's amendment would withhold 5 percent of a State's highway construction funds, unless the State enacted…

On the recordMarch 5, 1998
Senator Bingaman's amendment would withhold 5 percent of a State's highway construction funds, unless the State enacted or enforced a law prohibiting drive-through liquor sales by--it is my understanding the date now has been changed to October 1, 2000; am I correct in that?
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Lincoln Chafee
Rhode Island

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Discussing an amendment related to highway construction funds and liquor sales.

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