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Scott Klug: “I will make a deal with the gentleman. They can keep the $20 million and you let me keep the other $103 million that is…”

On the recordJuly 12, 1995
I will make a deal with the gentleman. They can keep the $20 million and you let me keep the other $103 million that is part of the debate right now. The second conclusion on the TVA, this was in the House budget resolution: Eliminate Federal support for the Tennessee Valley Authority. In 1995, Congress appropriated $143 million for these activities. This proposal would end this annual subsidy for TVA. I would like Members to listen very carefully to the last sentence here: Other equally deserving regions of the country fund these activities either through higher rates for electric power, local tax revenues, or user fees.
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Scott Klug
Republican · Wisconsin

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Discussing federal funding for the Tennessee Valley Authority during budget resolution debate.

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