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On the recordJune 4, 1996
What is its priorities and what should we do, and I think the gentleman would agree, whether we are spending $350 or $340 billion, that defense is an absolute responsibility of the Federal Government.
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Nick Smith
Republican · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Discussing federal spending priorities related to defense.

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