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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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