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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08171993 - 1.94 J DIANNE FEINSTEIN CALIFORNIA COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION 'United states $mate WASHINGTON, DC 20510-0504 July 28 , 1993 ECEIVED y AUG 1 0 1993 The Honorable Tom Torlakson Chairman, Board of Supervisors CLERK BOARDOFSUPtRVISORS° Contra Costa County L CONTRA COSTA CO. E 651 Pine Street , Room 106 Martinez, California 94553 Dear Supervisor Torlakson: Thank you so much for contacting me about the Community Development Block Grant provisions of H.R. 1335, the President ' s Fiscal Year 1993 'economic stimulus package. I appreciated hearing from you. As you know, the entire stimulus package, save the provisions providing emergency unemployment compensation, was defeated by a filibuster . Even though the stimulus bill easily passed the House of Representatives, the Republican members of the Senate staged a filibuster and prevented the Senate from voting on this important measure. Under the Senate Rules, a minority of 41 senators can prevent measures from being considered. I strongly support the Community Development Block Grant program, and I strongly support the President ' s proposal to invest $4 . 2 billion in the CDBG program in Fiscal Year 1994, an increase of more than $200 million over this year ' s level . Please know 'that I am working hard to represent the best interests of California in the Senate. I appreciate your taking the time to contact me and hope that, over time, you will find me to be a caring and effective United States Senator . /in erely , anne Feinstein nited States Senator DF:dms U/9-