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Show Panel wouldtrim|School shooting vict ims’ relatives disagree on blame masstransit aid for 2 US. states WASHINGTON Pres Wr WASHINGTON two of the bi Two par Pitting st states against the rest of the coun try. a Senate committer d whether the si rs, guns or lawmakers themselves are to blame for their t dies Thursday to cut federal Darrell Scott of Littletor Colo. told the House New York committve that he blames the transit aid to California and and distribute the money among the 48 other tates instead The provision was included in a $49 billion transporta n bill for the coming fiscal L year that the Appropriations Senate ( mittee approved, 27-1. The sole dis senting vote was cast by Sen Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif because of the transit provi sion. New York has no sena tors on the committer he House Appropriations transportation subcommittee approved its own $50.7 billion bill Thursday similar limits transit money to states. That without any on how mass is distributed means there is 4 good chance the Senate lan guage will not make it into a compromise ter, Rachel Joy Sc 7 Eric Harris and Dy! Klebold re people behir Th g Phillip: nts of ents whose children were slain those instr by classmates gave lawmakers Scott told panel: Td diverse views Thursday on believe Eric and Dylan bx By ALAN FRAM 4 By LAURIE KELLMAN Judiciary Primary responsibility for r daughter's death, not the guns themselves But Byrl Phillips-Tavlor of Richmond. Va.. placed thy Committee's sub- blamed an AK47 for her April 20 death of his daugh ‘classmate with a grudge 1989 death at the hands pa Rtrics ns voted by week The Senate strated that 1 ns he said. of the Senate er like ch “And that mut the turning pomt Democr 1 has demon it cares away from di rejects tha eve me has he stump warms laws while pushing for th an restrictions Jud Chair pills ext \ in the Henry ' derat mont r ( y Hyd Bob Burr, R-Ga., thut if the nd ter A f ( ting ' tainty occurred. t have ' had Friday through Monday, May 28 - 31 figure: New York's 15.9 per: —sent. or $815 million, and California's 13.6 percent, or $696 million Mass millions Feinstein said that under the proposal, which in the bill transit equity provision, California could lose $117 million next year ‘wind New York $160 million SShe noted that together, the © states have nearly half the nation’s transit riders New York has 34 percent, and alifornia has 14 percent “The bill contains a transit Bequity provision which, in my mview, is anything but.” Feinstein said Sen. Richard Shelby, RAla., chairman of the Senate Appropriations transportastion subcommittee, defended ‘athe proposal. He said he was smaller states “growing use of the ‘“protecting transit is Senate ‘Sfrom the big states’ “funds, In a letter to ever ‘«Appropriations Committee iat penne Ted Stevens, RWhite House budget alircctor Jacob Lew said the ifadmin tration “strongly *opposes” the state limits on s sit funds. sflecting a larger fight etween the White House and “Congress over proposed iZspending, the letter also tuthe bill's overall price said tag is s‘simply inadequate to make he necessary investments tethat our citizens iSexpect.” need and The letter, however, Receive JCPenney Reward Dollars when you purchaseany regular-priced & sale-priced Store and Catalog merchandise. Your Reward Dollars can be usedinstantly, or on a return visit through June 6, 1999! d not threaten a presiden veto. 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