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Bob Wise: “The gentleman makes a good point though which is the amount where you need to commit the money sometimes is in the…”

On the recordMarch 16, 1994
The gentleman makes a good point though which is the amount where you need to commit the money sometimes is in the buildup, but in the case of the Persian Gulf where, as the gentleman correctly notes, happily this country was reimbursed significantly by its allies, it was not sure in August and September where they would be. Does the gentleman foresee, once again, a problem getting a 60 percent if it looks like the Defense Department is going to have to take us over 19 percent, as is the limit in the gentleman's amendment?
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Bob Wise
West Virginia
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Discussing funding and reimbursement issues related to military expenditures during a debate.

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