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THE CHAIRMAN: All right, gentlemen, let's
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take a five-minute break.
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(At this point there was a short recess.)
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THE CHAIRMAN: One last question. At the
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hearing this morning, Jim Rennie and I reminisced about
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the famous Bracket Bill which was a little before even you
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came into the State, John, and that's saying quite a bit,
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but this was a bill —
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MR. DONAHO: I feel pretty badly, but not quite
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that badly.
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THE CHAIRMAN: This was a bill which found its
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way into the legislative hopper at the time the Sherbow.
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Commission's report was implemented that would have in
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effect struck out the preferential treatment for public
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schools as far as the Governor was concerned, and would
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give him the authority to treat their suggested budget
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just as every other department's suggested budget is
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treated, to the extent that he could as provided by law.
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They always put that phrase in, as provided by law. That
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will take care of everything.
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Of course, there was a big political wing-ding
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