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David Obey: “I would rather you withhold the commendation of me personally and instead let the language stand, because I remember how…”

On the recordJune 5, 1996
I would rather you withhold the commendation of me personally and instead let the language stand, because I remember how tough it was to get these provisions in the appropriation bill in the first place. I remember shouting at people from several embassies one very late night when we were in our conference on the bill, because they took offense to the fact that we wanted an audit if we were going to provide FMF funding for them. So for the life of me, I appreciate the gentleman's comments, but I would rather that the gentleman denounce and leave my amendment stand.
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David Obey
Wisconsin
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Discussing the importance of maintaining specific provisions in an appropriation bill.

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