Political Quotes

On the recordMarch 27, 2003
The Secretary of Defense would receive $59.9 billion of the $62.6 billion request for DOD through the Defense Emergency Response Fund.
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Robert C. Byrd

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Byrd details the funding allocation for the Department of Defense.

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