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Scott Walker: In our appropriation bill we cut $309 million out of essentially the operating accounts of NASA. The appropriators cut…

On the recordMay 30, 1996
In our appropriation bill we cut $309 million out of essentially the operating accounts of NASA. The appropriators cut $542 million out of the operating accounts of NASA and in their bill. Now their total is higher, in large part because there are some fixed asset accounts that they count into their numbers, but if we look at the operating accounts that NASA has to spend before going out to brag about what has happened in the appropriation committee, take a look, folks, because the fact is there is $558 million in a fixed asset account that is counted in there, and we actually----
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Scott Walker

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Discussing budget cuts to NASA during a floor debate on appropriations.

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