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Marilyn Strickland: “And we are talking about if we had an additional $1.8 billion, we could include those veterans. We are quibbling over…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2003
And we are talking about if we had an additional $1.8 billion, we could include those veterans. We are quibbling over $1.8 billion when we are being asked to approve $87 billion for Iraq. It is beyond belief.
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Marilyn Strickland
Democratic · Washington

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Discussing funding for veterans in relation to military spending for Iraq.

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