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Katie Porter: by my calculations we are going to need $11 billion of new spending in this one line item alone. Is the gentleman…

On the recordSeptember 5, 1997
by my calculations we are going to need $11 billion of new spending in this one line item alone. Is the gentleman telling me he favors doing that?
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Katie Porter
Democratic · California

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Discussing budgetary needs during a debate.

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