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Bob Wise: “The gentlewoman makes a good point that the Economic Development Administration is a linchpin in the base closing…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 1997
The gentlewoman makes a good point that the Economic Development Administration is a linchpin in the base closing legislation that this Congress is passed and is often the lead agency, the one that communities contact first to assist as they plan how to deal with this economic loss and how to gain from it. And so that is why this Congress has put additional funds into the EDA from time to time, to assist in base closing legislation such as what the gentlewoman is experiencing in Florida. Mr. Chairman, I would urge the House strongly to reject this amendment; to recognize that the EDA has a vital function to perform for all our country and is performing it well.
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Bob Wise
West Virginia
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Addressing the importance of the Economic Development Administration in base closing legislation.

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