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Scott Klug: “I will tell the gentleman another story. It is interesting the gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. Oberstar] was over here…”

On the recordJuly 12, 1995
I will tell the gentleman another story. It is interesting the gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. Oberstar] was over here talking about northern Minnesota and contrasting Appalachia. There is a Hockey Hall of Fame in northern Minnesota, not built with any Federal dollars. There is a Bowling Hall of Fame in Milwaukee, not built with any Federal dollars. But there is an Alabama Music Hall of Fame and the NASCAR Hall of Fame built with Federal ARC dollars, and that is what we are talking about is double- and triple-dipping for----
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Scott Klug
Republican · Wisconsin

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Discussing federal funding for various halls of fame during a debate.

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