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" This provision is intended to shed light on the dollars being spent by lobbyists , " he said just before the vote on the amendment striking the language . The dollars being spent by firms to purchase these services will come back to the United States either in the form of demand for U.S. goods ( our exports to India ) or foreign investment in the United States . The fate of the dollar is linked inescapably to the productive power and world position of American industry . The dollar was mixed against other major currencies , while gold prices fell . Because foreign exchange market participants generally did not take significant dollar positions based on the potential outcome of the budget negotiations , however , the net effect of these concerns on the dollar was muted . Giving parents control over the dollars being spent on education is critical if we expect to see improvement in education .