Edward Livingston said "I believe that we had an enormously successful 2 years on the Committee on Appropriations, and that would not have been possible without the close advice and consultation with Mr. Obey. He has indeed been a friend. We have been adversaries, but we have been adversaries in a friendly way. It has been a pleasure to deal with him. I appreciate his assistance and, likewise, the great assistance effort we got from the two gentlemen on the other side, Senator Byrd and Senator Hatfield. I want to also pay special tribute to the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Murtha] who is the ranking member on our subcommittee. In our section of this bill today, we bring in a true bipartisan fashion, as we always have. This is an excellent bill as far as the national defense and intelligence appropriation is concerned." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 28, 1996

I believe that we had an enormously successful 2 years on the Committee on Appropriations, and that would not have been possible without the close advice and consultation with Mr. Obey. He has indeed been a friend. We have been adversaries, but we have been adversaries in a friendly way. It has been a pleasure to deal with him. I appreciate his assistance and, likewise, the great assistance effort we got from the two gentlemen on the other side, Senator Byrd and Senator Hatfield. I want to also pay special tribute to the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Murtha] who is the ranking member on our subcommittee. In our section of this bill today, we bring in a true bipartisan fashion, as we always have. This is an excellent bill as far as the national defense and intelligence appropriation is concerned.

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Edward Livingston

Louisiana

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the success of the Committee on Appropriations and bipartisan efforts in national defense funding.

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