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On the recordJune 2, 2004
the amendment that you and Senator Warner are proposing on this $25 billion request is a vast improvement, and I thank you, a vast improvement over the outrageous power and money grab that the President sought in his original request to Congress.
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Robert C. Byrd

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Byrd discusses improvements in a funding amendment compared to the President's original request.

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