The amounts recommended for these programs total $2.8 billion. This additional spending in fiscal year 1989 has already been calculated into the 1989 deficit estimate. For the discretionary programs. the committee is recommending a total of $563 million in budget authority. and the largest component of that total is $340 million for veterans medical care and $100 million for immigration and refugee assistance. We believe we have brought a responsible bill to the Senate. We have the administrations support. and I hope that we can move this bill through the Senate quickly so that we can provide the necessary funding for these several very important programs.
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