Patricia Schroeder: “I am delighted that he made that point. I would make one further point, and that is that the President did sign the…”

“I am delighted that he made that point. I would make one further point, and that is that the President did sign the defense appropriations bill. I am sure the appropriations chairman knew that. So the appropriation for the Defense Department is up and running, and people are indeed getting paid. So I do not think we need to run those kind of scare tactics out here. This is not an appropriations bill. This is not an agency that needs a continuing resolution. This is an authorization bill, and it is really embarrassing that we are dealing with this bill after the appropriation bill has already passed anyway. This is really passe. But some of the reasons that have been given for sustaining the President's veto I think are terribly important. Obviously, Senator Nunn in the Senate is, I think, a very esteemed Member that people look to, and as he pointed out over and over and over again, if you want to see all sorts of earmarking, you ought to see this bill. This bill is earmarked 101.”