As I understand the bill--and I am open to correction on this--what it does is it provides that over the course of 2 years, that is fiscal year 1995, which starts on October 1, and fiscal year 1996, that the bill authorizes some $2.8 billion of additional spending.
Questioning the details of a bill regarding additional spending during Senate floor debate.
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