Mr. President, I say to the ladies and gentlemen of America, this is supposed to be emergency supplemental appropriations. This is a piece of legislation, appropriations, to provide funds for our troops in Bosnia--and the funds that are involved there have been offset in this bill--and to provide disaster assistance to States all across America that have disaster needs.
Discussing the supplemental appropriations bill and its importance for funding troops and disaster assistance.
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