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Bill Delahunt: “Everybody knows, we all know, on both sides of the aisle, that we will receive a so-called supplemental budget. And…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2004
Everybody knows, we all know, on both sides of the aisle, that we will receive a so-called supplemental budget. And those that are watching us this evening should understand that that is in addition to the budget that we pass. And it is going to come in absolutely with hundreds of billions of dollars, not just for Iraq and Afghanistan, but for other needs, right after November 2.
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Bill Delahunt
Massachusetts

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Discussing the anticipated supplemental budget related to military and other needs.

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