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On the recordMarch 10, 1994
I know that there is a difference between authorization and appropriation. But clearly, the committee has not authorized this without hoping that it will be appropriated, that can be only my conclusion. My second question is: is there a method of paying for this in the legislation? In other words, I can only assume that probably the President, in his budget request, has found some way of paying for it or adding it to the deficit. How about the difference? In other words, the difference here is some $400 million. Is there a way of paying for that in here?
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John Chafee
Rhode Island
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Questioning the funding methods for a proposed piece of legislation.

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