Reclaiming my time, that is certainly not the reading by the Committee on the Budget on this side. Our estimate is you cut veterans' programs $200 million below the committee resolution.
David Obey: “Reclaiming my time, that is certainly not the reading by the Committee on the Budget on this side. Our estimate is you…”
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Discussing budget cuts to veterans' programs during a House floor debate.
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