Richard Blumenthal actually said...

my view is that the potential raid on this money and the effort to use it as a kind of slush fund to pay for cost overruns... is a real thre...

The VA ought to be out of the business of construction, that it should be the Corps of Engineers or some other agency that takes over this f...

this Nation is capable of doing better for its veterans, and a supplemental appropriation, for example, might be an alternative.

I would strongly urge that you consider using your authority under 28 U.S. Code Section 1498 to take that action