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On the recordMarch 27, 2003
What has changed in the last 9 weeks, Mr. Director? Nine weeks ago $5 billion for homeland security was extraneous. Now $4.2 billion is important enough to be part of an emergency supplemental bill. What has changed?
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Robert C. Byrd

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Questioning the change in funding priorities for homeland security.

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