Mark Begich actually said...

I am sure, Mr. Secretary, you would prefer not to keep coming to meetings like this but to actually go do the work that needs to be done.

I am very glad that the piece of legislation passed, as it did a month or so ago.

It does not matter who was spending it. It was coming from the same kitty that we have to allocate.

We dragged the Obama administration along, but they now understand, and we have been doing it for 3 years.