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Daniel Inouye: I have a list of amendments. These amendments have been cleared by both managers and their staffs. No objections have…

On the recordJuly 31, 2002
I have a list of amendments. These amendments have been cleared by both managers and their staffs. No objections have been voiced. Furthermore, these amendments do not add a single dollar to the bill. These are earmarks. With that, the first amendment on behalf of Senator Allen; variable floor rocket propulsion, earmarking $5 million; next amendment for Senator Breaux, naval warfare tech center, earmarking $7 million; The next amendment for Senator Bennett, Army Tooele Depot, earmarking $4.5 million; Next amendment for Senator Cleland, microelectronics, earmarking $3 million; Next amendment for Senator Collins, TRP composites, earmarking $2 million; Next amendment for Senator Conrad, Internet-based diabetes management, earmarking $5 million; Next amendment for Senator Dayton, live fire ranges, earmarking $3.7 million; Amendment for Senator DeWine, Army weapon materials, earmarking $5 million; Next amendment for Senator Ensign, PRC-117 radios, earmarking $500,000; Next amendment for Senators Frist and Thompson, expandable light shelters, earmarking $5 million; Next amendment for Senator Kyl, extended range warfare, earmarking $10 million; Next amendment for Senator Santorum and Senator Specter, land forces readiness, earmarking $3 million; Next amendment for Senators Santorum and Specter, civil reserve space, earmarking $1 million; Next amendment for Senators Voinovich and DeWine, viable combat avionics, earmarking $2 million.
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Daniel Inouye
Democratic · Hawaii

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Discussing a list of cleared amendments and their earmarks during Senate proceedings.

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