On the recordMarch 1, 2004
What assurances do we have that these funds will be limited to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan only, and not be diverted into some kind of dual-use activities that could be used to prepare for another war?
Robert C. Byrd: “What assurances do we have that these funds will be limited to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan only, and not be…”
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Senator Byrd questions the limitations on military funding.
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Feb 16, 2005
I cannot support this item unless there are some limitations on it, unless Congress can exercise its power over the purse, as the Constitution provides.
Feb 16, 2005
I hope that wherever you can share your views, you will, because it's pretty easy in history to see this.
Jan 23, 2007
Our service men and women, now more than ever, are depending on your leadership to put the military medical system on a new track.
Feb 16, 2005
Why should Congress not have some limitations on this? It is the taxpayers' money.
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