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John Spratt: Could I just ask the gentleman, Mr. Speaker, in 1985, did the deeming resolution raise the allocation above that which…

On the recordJune 19, 1998
Could I just ask the gentleman, Mr. Speaker, in 1985, did the deeming resolution raise the allocation above that which the House had just approved 2 weeks before? This is $1.4 billion more than the whole House approved.
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John Spratt
South Carolina

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Questioning a colleague about a past deeming resolution and its financial implications.

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