Charles Robb said "Mr. President, the criteria that I am referring to, the inspiration for this particular amendment, call for the Senate to authorize only those military construction projects that are in the request in the DOD's future years defense plan and that meet other important criteria or similarly are affected by the appropriations process. Those criteria have already served the national interest well by substantially curtailing the authorization of construction projects not requested by the department. In an era when defense dollars are becoming tougher to find, while our sources are stretched thin overseas, it seems to me critical that we exercise extraordinary prudence and foresight in avoiding the expenditure of taxpayer dollars for purposes other than those recommended by the Department of Defense." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 27, 1996

Mr. President, the criteria that I am referring to, the inspiration for this particular amendment, call for the Senate to authorize only those military construction projects that are in the request in the DOD's future years defense plan and that meet other important criteria or similarly are affected by the appropriations process. Those criteria have already served the national interest well by substantially curtailing the authorization of construction projects not requested by the department. In an era when defense dollars are becoming tougher to find, while our sources are stretched thin overseas, it seems to me critical that we exercise extraordinary prudence and foresight in avoiding the expenditure of taxpayer dollars for purposes other than those recommended by the Department of Defense.

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Charles Robb

Virginia

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing an amendment related to military construction projects and defense spending.

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