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James T. Callahan: Let me correct the gentleman there. There is nothing earmarked in this bill. We do not earmark money for Israel. We do…

On the recordSeptember 3, 1997
Let me correct the gentleman there. There is nothing earmarked in this bill. We do not earmark money for Israel. We do not earmark money for Egypt or Cambodia or any place else. There is nothing earmarked in the bill. We give to the administration a designated amount of money for the economic support fund. If the administration wants to give this money to the African Development Fund, they have that prerogative.
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James T. Callahan
Oklahoma

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Addressing the allocation of funds in a bill during a floor debate.

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