June 13. we unanimously instructed the conferees by a vote of 395 to 0 not to deal with other issues until the veterans were taken care of first. Well here we are. And the veterans are not taken care of. Obviously. the unanimous opinion of the House was not taken seriously by its own conferees. Bringing this supplemental conference report to the floor is not one of the prouder moments of my career. There are many other worthy programs waiting. too: student loans. foster care. Soviet refugees. and peacekeeping. But the conferees insist on trying to force unneeeded spending. on making the bill a Christmas tree. on holding the veterans hostage. while those veterans are being denied medical care. I cannot support this conference report. [ 1450
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