I said that I supported the core bill yesterday which had the additional money for reimbursement for Pentagon costs to fix the health care problems at the Pentagon and those other items, but I did not support the $4 billion add-on because it was not an emergency and that portion was simply making room for additional congressional pork.
Discussing support for a Pentagon funding bill and opposing an additional $4 billion add-on.
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