On the recordOctober 6, 2004
It is ironic. We cannot provide the assistance we need to provide here tonight when by a minuscule comparison of funds, this is just a little more than 1 percent of what we are spending in Baghdad.
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govinfo.govAlcee Hastings: “It is ironic. We cannot provide the assistance we need to provide here tonight when by a minuscule comparison of funds…”
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Discussing funding priorities during a debate on assistance.
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