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Ronald Reagan: The bill is objectionable because it would authorize appropriations for maritime programs totalling $401,297,000 for FY…

On the recordNovember 4, 1987
The bill is objectionable because it would authorize appropriations for maritime programs totalling $401,297,000 for FY 1988 instead of $331,597,000, as proposed in the President's 1988 Budget.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 953 - 1988 Maritime Administration and Federal Maritime Commission Authorizations

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