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David Obey: “Mr. Speaker, I think I just heard the gentleman say we were not supposed to attach legislative language to…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 1995
Mr. Speaker, I think I just heard the gentleman say we were not supposed to attach legislative language to appropriations bills. Labor-HEW is tied up because we have a bundle of legislative language attached to that bill from their side of the aisle. Treasury-Post Office is tied up because we have got a disagreement about legislative language. We have got 30 pages out of a 90-page EPA appropriation bill that has legislative language. So, Mr. Speaker, I would say Members on their side of the aisle who are concerned about seeing activity on that question are right.
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David Obey
Wisconsin

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Addressing the issue of legislative language attached to appropriations bills.

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