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Schia, 5 h - more THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON May 28, 1996 The Honorable Sheldon Silver Speaker New York State Assembly, Albany Room 932 Legislative Office Building Albany, NY 12218 Dear Mr. Speaker: I am writing in response to your 13 May letter regarding funds owed by New York State's Job Development Authority to the federally funded Al Tech Trust Fund. I have been assured by Mr. Phillip Singerman, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, that the federal Economic Development Administration intends to vigorously pursue repayment of all funds owed by New York State to the Al Tech Trust Fund. Thank you for your inquiry into this matter. Please feel free to contact Mr. Singerman at (202) 482-5082 if you have any further questions. Sincerely, Hold schs Harold Ickes Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff CC: Phillip Singerman