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Henry Bonilla: “Mr. Chairman, I would thank the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte) for making some excellent points in opposition…”

On the recordJuly 14, 2003
Mr. Chairman, I would thank the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte) for making some excellent points in opposition to this amendment. He is absolutely correct. Over $872 million is the figure that we are under last year's budget. We are $136 million under the budget request. I would ask the gentleman proposing the amendment, is this not enough? We are learning to tighten the belt. We have cut the budget. We are lowering spending on this bill and still trying to deal with the needs in this country, that this country has in the areas of agriculture. So I cannot more firmly state my opposition to this amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado and would respectfully ask him to withdraw the amendment.
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Henry Bonilla
Texas
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Addressing budget cuts and opposing an amendment related to agricultural spending.

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