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W. Weldon: “What this bill simply says, we do not put a dollar amount. We simply say to the Secretary, come back to us within 60…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 1995
What this bill simply says, we do not put a dollar amount. We simply say to the Secretary, come back to us within 60 days and tell us what is doable in terms of implementing national missile defense. We then have to take his recommendations and put them into the context of all of our other priorities and there is an authorization process that allows us to go through that. We are not saying spend any amount of money. All we are saying is come back and tell us, that's all.
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W. Weldon
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Discussing a bill related to national missile defense implementation.

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