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On the recordMay 7, 1998
No, sir, not at all. My position is sometimes it is appropriate and sometimes it is not. This is inappropriate. So I simply suggest that we trust our committee. And, by the way, when we talk about cutting defense, I heard the other day there are soldiers and their families on food stamps. We ought to be ashamed of ourselves if that is true.
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Henry Hyde
Illinois

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Addressing concerns about defense budget cuts and the welfare of soldiers and their families.

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