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Pete Domenici: Sure. There is nothing tricky about my question. I am not trying to put anyone on the spot. I am just trying to…

On the recordApril 18, 2002
Sure. There is nothing tricky about my question. I am not trying to put anyone on the spot. I am just trying to establish that unless the money is appropriated later on by another act of Congress, and signed in another act by the President, we do not have 200 new agents this year in each of the Departments, we don't have the research money that is in this bill for new technology, because this bill does not provide for any money to be spent. If that is not a correct statement, then I withdraw it.
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Pete Domenici

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Discussing funding and appropriations related to a bill during Senate floor debate.

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