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Mark Warner: “If I may say to my colleagues, in no way does this bind the Appropriations Committee to exercise such discretion as it…”

On the recordJuly 21, 2005
If I may say to my colleagues, in no way does this bind the Appropriations Committee to exercise such discretion as it may so desire in that level of funding. If it was brought to their attention that there was malfeasance or inappropriate expenditures at some point in any program, they are perfectly within their authority to limit or eliminate the funding altogether.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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