I objected because I wanted to once again bring the attention of the Senate to the fact that we have a very unfair situation presented to us in terms of the allocation of money for the defense portion of fiscal year 1999 Appropriations and for the nondefense portion.
Discussing budget allocations for defense and nondefense appropriations during Senate floor debate.
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