It is responsible. It addresses the military and humanitarian needs in the Balkans. fully funding the Department of Defenses request. It includes the most justifiable of the defense addons. particularly those involving military pay and readiness. It addresses the disaster in Honduras and Guatemala. a situation we ignore at our Nations peril. for if we ignore it. we will surely face a new flood of immigration northward and greater vulnerability to drug trafficking. And the Obey amendment provides desperately needed funding to meet the collapse in the pride of agricultural commodities. Mr. Chairman. the House today has an opportunity to reverse its recent history of politicizing issues that should not be politicized and defaulting on the responsibility of a great power.
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