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Senate Passes Defense Funding Bill

Statement

Date: Oct. 4, 2007
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Defense


Senate Passes Defense Funding Bill

Senator John Thune today issued the below statement following Senate passage of the FY2008 Defense Appropriations bill, which included several requests Senator Thune made on behalf of various South Dakota defense-related initiatives:

"After months of attempts by the Democrat Leadership to improperly use this important military funding bill as a political football, I am pleased that the Senate has finally gotten some of its work done. The significant funding in this bill would not only help our entire Armed Forces, it would directly enhance South Dakota's defense-related operations. These projects represent important research and new technology that will create jobs, boost our state's economy and provide for a stronger, safer America," Thune said.

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