On the recordMarch 27, 2003
What has changed in the last 9 weeks, Mr. Director? Nine weeks ago $5 billion for homeland security was extraneous. Now $4.2 billion is important enough to be part of an emergency supplemental bill. What has changed?
Robert C. Byrd: “What has changed in the last 9 weeks, Mr. Director? Nine weeks ago $5 billion for homeland security was extraneous. Now…”
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Questioning the change in funding priorities for homeland security.
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