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Mark Warner: “ISTEA. Look into that bill. Right in there is a provision saying we want $26 billion each year, far more than what the…”

On the recordMay 22, 1997
ISTEA. Look into that bill. Right in there is a provision saying we want $26 billion each year, far more than what the Senator from Virginia is asking. I build up to $26 billion in the fifth year. You want it beginning this year. In other words, you are saying to the Senate, in a cosponsored piece of legislation together with the distinguished chairman of the committee, you want $26 billion. Now you stand on this floor and talk in direct opposite. That is what leaves me at a loss. So the question is, you are a cosponsor and----
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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Discussing funding provisions in the ISTEA bill during Senate debate.

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