Last year's MOHELA proposal originally had included the two projects, but following lengthy protests by Sens. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, and Jolie Justus, D-Jackson County, Republicans stripped the two projects from the appropriations bill. That came after Senate Republicans had used a rare parliamentary procedure to shut off debate and force a vote on the MOHELA sale bill.
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