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On the recordMay 17, 2000
It is two KC-135 reengining kits. So if some folks that thought they were going to get those and not are not going to get them, give me a phone call. Our office made a mistake on that. We put the items in the wrong column. But we fixed it now. For people who are proponents of both the Guard and Reserve, what we did again this year was try to give parity. We tried to give an even split on the few dollars that we have. We have lots more requirements. We are going to have to wait for another budget to get to those.
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Andrew P. Hunter
Illinois

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Discussing budget allocations for military equipment and support for the Guard and Reserve.

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