We believe that any reduction in our funding below current levels would be a false economy.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
So, your priority list is your priority list.
But, I think it's something to think about if there are statutory changes that would strengthen your ability to do some ...
I want to commend you--and I may have to come back, in my next 5 minutes, to you, Ms. Chrisler.
Some are deferred maintenance, many of them. They need to be addressed.
$179,168,000.
Do they, in essence, act as a service bureau, where you just pay them a fee out of your budget for the use of their time...
Your priority list is your priority list. Got that.
A stable Government, predictable policy, and predictable regulatory responses are all essential to the decisions to inve...
It certainly is a time when we want business to invest here at home.
This is why it is essential that we get out of this rut that we are in and just kicking the can down the road, for whate...
That's actually deferred projects. So, this $128,982,000 is--that's what's coming someday, not----
We have to be mindful of those security requirements, too.
What do you want? What don't you want? And there's an associated cost or reduction that goes with it.
I agree on the 2-year--matter of fact, I'm cosponsoring legislation to go to a 2-year budget cycle.
I think you may be covering the same point that I want to explore for just a minute.
I think that's right on. I mean, I would have to see your reaction across the board. I think it is right on.
