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Nancy Pelosi: I do want to say though to the gentleman from Oklahoma that the issue between the House and the Senate on the amount of…

On the recordSeptember 9, 1997
I do want to say though to the gentleman from Oklahoma that the issue between the House and the Senate on the amount of funding in the bill for the ADAP program is not resolved between the House and Senate. The Senate conference may present an opportunity for there to be more funding available from the defense budget to put into the ADAP program and I would hope, listening to his eloquent presentation about the need for more ADAP funds, that he would be an advocate with us for receiving that funding from transferring it from the defense budget for domestic priorities as is possibly suggested.
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Nancy Pelosi
Democratic · California

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Discussing funding for the ADAP program during a House floor debate.

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