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Andrew P. Hunter: “What we do have is $15.7 billion for DOD. That is $1.7 billion over the President's request. If the gentleman is…”

On the recordMay 23, 2002
What we do have is $15.7 billion for DOD. That is $1.7 billion over the President's request. If the gentleman is suggesting that supplemental appropriations bills that come to this floor should never be passed if they have anything extraneous, then he is suggesting something that is very unrealistic, and my recommendation is that if the gentleman looks through this, and we have got money, $7.2 billion for ongoing military operational costs, $4.3 billion for personnel costs, $500 million.
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Andrew P. Hunter
Illinois
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Discussing funding for the Department of Defense during a floor debate.

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