Speaker. I rise in strong support of this rule and I think it is important for us to get back to the reason that we are here right now. We are going to be. once we pass this measure. discussing a $15 billion emergency supplemental appropriations bill. which is absolutely necessary to offset the very significant costs of the Kosovo campaign. as well as to provide emergency aid to Americas farmers. disaster victims here in the United States and Central America and to Balkan refugees. Now I would like to compliment the very distinguished chairman of the Committee on Appropriations. the gentleman from Florida . and specifically our great Speaker. the gentleman from Illinois . who did a superb job facing much adversity. and I can say I was in on a number of these meetings over the past several weeks on this issue and it has been a challenging time but both the gentleman from Florida and the gentleman from Illinois have done an absolutely superb job. As my friend. the gentlewoman from Charlotte.
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