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Peter Welch: “I am not aware of any earmarks in the bill. I'm completely unaware of any earmarks in the bill. There is CBO information…”

On the recordDecember 6, 2007
I am not aware of any earmarks in the bill. I'm completely unaware of any earmarks in the bill. There is CBO information suggesting that the unfunded mandates, which is a separate one, is not within any of the rule provisions as it applies to the public sector, maybe as it applies to the private sector.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Discussing earmarks and unfunded mandates in a legislative bill.

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