This is an equity issue. It is a fairness issue. By approving this amendment, we will authorize the Department of the Army to pay for the shipment of personal items which the Department itself has paid for before and which now, after some persuasion, are again providing for.
Discussing an amendment related to the shipment of personal items by the Department of the Army.
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