Jon Kyl: “I certainly am. Let me, first of all, say I think the comments of the ranking member of the Budget Committee are…”

“I certainly am. Let me, first of all, say I think the comments of the ranking member of the Budget Committee are entirely appropriate, and they are absolutely accurate. It is a matter of setting priorities. And to the point that we are requiring the appropriators to engage in a very difficult job of setting those priorities and having to choose between different programs, I certainly take his point. He is 100 percent right. It is our view that, of course, among the highest of priorities is national defense, homeland security, and this is part of that. We hope to work with him and with the members of the Appropriations Committee to try to make sure the priorities are established in the appropriate way. I do appreciate his cooperation here, and we are ready to take the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The amendment (No. 3068) was agreed to.”