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On the recordFebruary 15, 1995
I want to clarify what Dr. Evers, the Deputy Director of the Ballistic Missile Defense Office with the administration said yesterday in my office. The maximum amount for a full-blown ballistic missile defense system for our Nation would be $20 billion. So where these numbers are coming from, I do not know. But using the estimates of your officials in your administration, Dr. Evers, he said the maximum amount would be $20 billion, Dr. Evers, in my office.
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W. Weldon
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Discussing the cost estimates for a ballistic missile defense system.

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