On the recordFebruary 4, 2004
The budget before us represents a peacetime budget. It fails to include funding to pay for the incremental costs of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The budget before us represents a peacetime budget. It fails to include funding to pay for the incremental costs of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Lieberman critiques the budget for not addressing military operation costs.
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