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James T. Callahan: “In the subcommittee it was only $419 and in full committee it was only $419, and when it first passed the House it was…”

On the recordJune 5, 1996
In the subcommittee it was only $419 and in full committee it was only $419, and when it first passed the House it was $419. Then the conferees went over to the Senate and compromised at $465, not the House, and then brought the authorization bill back to us and requested that we accept the $465.
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James T. Callahan
Oklahoma

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Discussing the funding amounts in the authorization bill during a committee review.

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