Thomas E. Petri: “What this would do, too, is, frankly, based on needs and not looking…”

On the recordMay 12, 1995

What this would do, too, is, frankly, based on needs and not looking at what States have done tends to reward States that have been ineffective in using funds they got under the last program rather than States that have done a good job. It seems to me that is a little bit funny, plus removing the nonpoint source approaches here and the needs assessment survey does not reflect the broadening of the State and Federal pollution fighting effort. The needs is based on wastewater needs, not on total needs in each State.

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Thomas E. Petri

Wisconsin

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Discussing the allocation of funds for pollution control programs.

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Thomas E. Petri: “What this would do, too, is, frankly, based on needs and not looking at what States have done tends to reward States…”

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