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Mark Warner: “These are very good questions. I want to answer them very precisely. The midyear review to which the Senator referred…”

On the recordJune 25, 2002
These are very good questions. I want to answer them very precisely. The midyear review to which the Senator referred conducted by OMB is in progress. He is correct. While the review is not formally complete, we have been assured--that is, this Senator has been assured by the administration--that the revision of the inflation assumptions will--I repeat ``will''--provide ample funds to cover the additional allocation for missile defense and DOD activities to combat terrorism as framed in the amendment.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the midyear review by OMB and its implications for missile defense funding.

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