On the recordMarch 12, 1996
I think what the gentleman meant, if we adopt this, it would be the first State authorization bill to be adopted, foreign aid authorization bill to be adopted since 1985.
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govinfo.govBenjamin Gilman: “I think what the gentleman meant, if we adopt this, it would be the first State authorization bill to be adopted…”
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Discussing the significance of a foreign aid authorization bill during a House debate.
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