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Pat Ryan: Unless this bill passes the Congress in the context of an overall budget framework, meaning one that supports the…

On the recordJune 11, 2013
Unless this bill passes the Congress in the context of an overall budget framework, meaning one that supports the president's plan to increase non-Defense discretionary spending, the president's senior advisors would recommend a veto.
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

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Ryan discusses the necessity of a budget framework for passing the Military Construction Appropriations bill.

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