At our deadline, senators sought a compromise on E- 911 legislatio...
At our deadline, senators sought a compromise on E- 911 legislation. Senate sources said Sen. Sununu (R-N.H.) had placed a hold on an E-911 bill set for Senate passage Fri. Senate Communications Subcommittee Chmn. Burns (R- Mont.) had won…
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support for legislation that would devote $250 million to E-911 funding, a reduction from the $500 million he and Sen. Clinton (D-N.Y.) had pushed for in S- 1250, the sources. However, sources said Sununu thought that amount was still too high and wanted a figure closer to the $100 million per year in HR-2898, pushed by Rep. Shimkus (R-Ill.).