Patrick Leahy: “I want to speak about the United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI). The statement of the managers…”

“I want to speak about the United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI). The statement of the managers accompanying the fiscal year 2003 Omnibus Appropriations Act, H.J. Res. 2, recommends $500,000 for USTTI compared to $1,000,000 that was included in the Senate bill. However, this funding level is the result of a misunderstanding between my office, Senator McConnell's office, and Senator Inouye's office. The Foreign Operations Subcommittee was under the impression that Senator Inouye wanted $500,000 for USTTI, as had been the case in prior years. However, Senator Inouye is sure that he had informed the Subcommittee that he wanted $1,000,000 for this organization. Does the senior Senator from Hawaii agree with my recollection?”