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Ed Whitfield: “I looked at the Congressional Quarterly this morning, and the figure that I saw set out in there was $90.7 billion for…”

On the recordOctober 1, 1997
I looked at the Congressional Quarterly this morning, and the figure that I saw set out in there was $90.7 billion for the VA. If the gentleman is saying that I am wrong, and I am wrong, then I would apologize about that.
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Ed Whitfield
Republican · Kentucky

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Discussing budget figures for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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