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John Murtha: “Mr. Speaker, the chairman and I this year have visited a number of installations throughout the country. We found…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 1998
Mr. Speaker, the chairman and I this year have visited a number of installations throughout the country. We found shortages over the last 2 or 3 years, and the list that the chairman put in the Record, I hope Members will pay attention to. Readiness has slipped substantially. Some of our units are deployed that are not C-1, and that is a dangerous situation. As a matter of fact, we feel there are shortages which really hurt our national security. Without the supplemental, this bill will not be adequate. It is absolutely essential that we pass a supplemental, not offset, and I look forward to working with the chairman, and I am hoping we can get an adequate amount of money for Y2K, for computer security, for Bosnia, and for O&M in the supplemental.
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John Murtha
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Discussing military readiness and the need for supplemental funding.

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