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Thad Cochran: “I am suggesting to the Senate that this is an additional $70 million that cannot be efficiently used for this purpose in…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2004
I am suggesting to the Senate that this is an additional $70 million that cannot be efficiently used for this purpose in 1 fiscal year, and I am going to tell you why. The Appropriations Committee has already provided funding for a number of different programs designed to accomplish the goals that the Senator has described in his comments about and his description of his amendment when he previously offered it. Last year, in fiscal year 2004, Congress appropriated $9.4 million for an effort to develop a high-explosive countermeasure system in the Science and Technology Directorate.
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Thad Cochran
Republican · Mississippi
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the Schumer amendment related to funding for hazardous material truck safety.

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