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On the recordJune 23, 1997
I do not have much time. I do not think I have to apologize to anybody for supporting weapons systems that protect our young men and women. It is amazing what we are arguing about. Like we do not have any sophisticated weapons in our arsenal, that we do not have any plans to build any sophisticated weapons in our arsenal. I cannot believe what is going on. I have heard somebody say, and I do not know who it is, that we are going to pay for this by the reform package of $15 billion that we are going to save. My friends, that is why we are in trouble today. That is why we are in trouble today. We are already spending the money that we might save. I want to tell my colleagues something. I thought that this weapons system saw its end. I am going to tell my colleagues what is at stake tonight. Either we stop it now, we stop it now, or we are not going to stop at 9, we are going to have 60 and we are going to be talking about $100 billion. Vote ``aye.``
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Norman Sisisky
Democratic · Virginia

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Addressing concerns over military spending and weapons systems during a floor debate.

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