House Proceeding 07-23-09 on Jul 23rd, 2009 :: 2:32:00 to 2:33:35
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John W. Olver: funding for the hope vi where the president of the united states said he would oppose to -- p eliminate. the chair: the gentleman from massachusetts has 90 seconds. mr. olver: well, i will simply say on that one, that the president actually proposed a totally new program which had

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Speech By: John W. Olver

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John W. Olver: not been authorized at the $250 millio we instead decided because it was not authorized that we would leave it to authorization and it was somewhat similar. it was in some ways expansion of the hope vi program, and alteration of the hope vi program he would say quite significant alteration of that program. $450 million program. instead, we put that money that he had requested into the hope vi which we had in this chamber, perhaps without the gentleman's vote, we had

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John W. Olver: re-authorized last fall but hadn't been acted upon by the senate. it will be begin acted upon by the house later this year, and there will be a re-authorization, i guess, within this year for the hope vi program, and that's where the money has been placed. the chair: does the gentleman mr. olver: i have the right to

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John W. Olver: close but i may not have any time. the chair: mr. stearns' time has expired. mr. olver: i'll yield back. the chair: the gentleman from florida's time has expired. mr. olver: i yield back. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from florida. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no.