I would like to correct the statement of the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Stearns). He said that I supported the supplemental when I was chairman. There never was a supplemental appropriation bill when I was chairman, so the gentleman is wrong on that fact too. What the gentleman has done with his amendment, we have got a nice fat sugar donut on the floor and he is managing to go after the hole.
Addressing a misstatement regarding supplemental appropriations during a debate.
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