I think we are aiming at the same destination. The problem is that should a supplemental be 1 day, 1 week, 1 month or whatever late, whatever flows from this bill cannot be spent. They would be without food, without ammunition, without uniforms, and it would make a laughing stock out of the Congress of the United States. We do not intend that.
Discussing the importance of timely funding in relation to a supplemental appropriations bill.
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