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On the recordJune 20, 1996
the gentleman from Wisconsin talked about a $15 billion excess in discretionary spending. The Defense appropriations bill is $13 billion over the President's budget. There is $13 billion of the gentleman's $15 billion, because defense is a part of discretionary spending. Why did the proponents of this amendment not offer their amendment to the Defense bill when the bill was on the floor? They could have achieved a much greater amount of money than they do with a bill of this kind.
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Sidney Yates
Democratic · Illinois
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Discussing discretionary spending and defense appropriations during a floor debate.

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