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Jack Kingston: I want to say this is not some midnight procedure. But we are in a genuine position here right now with troops on the…

On the recordMay 23, 2002
I want to say this is not some midnight procedure. But we are in a genuine position here right now with troops on the ground in Central Asia, and as recently as in the last week a soldier was killed in Bagrahm. And we want to keep those soldiers well armed, well supplied. We want to keep the good intelligence there. We want them to know that we are solidly behind them; and this bill, as you know, does that.
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Jack Kingston
Georgia

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Discussing military support and funding during a debate on House rules.

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