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Lloyd Doggett: “Until the gentleman offered his amendment, despite the months the gentleman has spent in a bipartisan effort to try to…”

On the recordJune 25, 1998
Until the gentleman offered his amendment, despite the months the gentleman has spent in a bipartisan effort to try to get this disastrous program reshaped, there was not any money allocated specifically for this purpose in this appropriations bill by the Republican majority; is that correct?
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Questioning funding allocations in an appropriations bill during a debate.

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