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Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006

Date: June 29, 2005
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Transportation

TRANSPORTATION, TREASURY, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, THE JUDICIARY, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2006 -- (House of Representatives - June 29, 2005)

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Mr. TURNER. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me this time and thank him for his support of the Community Development Block Grant program and for working so hard to find funds for CDBG in this bill. As the appropriation process continues and the bill moves to conference, will the chairman continue to work to find additional funds to offset the reduction in the CDBG for fiscal year 2006?

Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?

Mr. TURNER. I yield to the gentleman from Michigan.

Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Turner) for working with me on CDBG and for his efforts to help fund this program.

Restoring the funds for CDBG was our highest priority after funding assistance for the neediest families in our society. Funding for CDBG remains one of our highest priorities, and I will do everything to return the program as close to the 2005 enacted level as possible.

That was my intent during the development of this bill, and it remains my intent as we continue to final passage of this appropriation act for 2006.

Mr. TURNER. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Knollenberg) for his response, and I look forward to working with him on CDBG. I appreciate the success that he has accomplished on this bill.

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