On the recordFebruary 16, 2005
I cannot support this item unless there are some limitations on it, unless Congress can exercise its power over the purse, as the Constitution provides.
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Robert C. Byrd
I cannot support this item unless there are some limitations on it, unless Congress can exercise its power over the purse, as the Constitution provides.
Byrd expresses his stance on funding limitations.
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