Arlen Specter actually said...

I do not doubt or deny the need for the expansion of executive authority, but I think there has to be a check and a balance.

Acknowledging the need for executive power while calling for checks.

02/13/2008

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But then with the stimulus package, the amendment, which I offered, got into the bill for $10 billion extra.

We took the lead in increasing it to $30 billion, some years as much as $3.5 billion added.

Thank you for your extraordinary efforts to provide increased funding for biomedical research through the NIH.

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