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On the recordMay 8, 2003
I appreciate what you said.
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Robert C. Byrd

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Senator Byrd acknowledges Secretary Veneman's commitment.

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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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