On the recordJuly 10, 1997
In 1980 in real dollars PILT payments were $180 million. Today they are $113 million. It is the communities and the children and the citizens of those communities who are suffering.
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govinfo.govBernie Sanders: “In 1980 in real dollars PILT payments were $180 million. Today they are $113 million. It is the communities and the…”
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Discussing the decline in PILT payments and its impact on communities.
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