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Thomas Foley: “I want to make certain this language is attached to the bill as I read and outlined, that the $125 million appropriation…”

On the recordJuly 16, 1997
I want to make certain this language is attached to the bill as I read and outlined, that the $125 million appropriation will be conditional upon a full investigation by an appropriate body, objective evaluation of program now and in the future, that the uniform standards for awarding grants using an objective numeric scoring system is included; and the final thing that I did not add before, that anybody found guilty of a violation of law as a result, a violation, would be dealt with appropriate to law.
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Thomas Foley
Washington
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing conditions for a $125 million appropriation related to grant standards and legal violations.

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