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Rep. John Porter is chair of the Labor Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations subcommittee responsible for funding for ESEA Title 6 and funding for education and library programs. The subcommittee voted to invest $350 million in Title 6 funding for FY 1998, assuring replacement of outdated books in the nation's public school libraries. This legislation was later passed by the full House and Senate, and signed into law by President Clinton.