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Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006

Date: March 15, 2006
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Defense Government Budget and Spending


EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR DEFENSE, THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR, AND HURRICANE RECOVERY, 2006 -- (House of Representatives - March 15, 2006)

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Mr. WALSH. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the last word.

Mr. Chairman, I rise as Chairman of the Military Quality of Life Subcommittee on Appropriations within whose responsibility this amendment lies, to thank the gentlewoman for offering this amendment. This is a very important issue. And there is definitely a need for future training in prosthetics to meet the needs of our wounded veterans, and indeed, some of our active duty service people.

The only concern I have is that this would take $20 million out of the defense health budget and move it basically to training. Now, this is a very perspective, thoughtful idea. It needs to be done. And the only concern is the current needs of the defense health budget. But I am prepared, Mr. Chairman, to accept this amendment, to move forward, and as we come to conference, if there is any need to reassess, we would do that. But in the spirit in which it is offered, I am prepared to accept the amendment.

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