Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Why should I think this wouldn't happen this year? Every single year, there is a move to move agencies out of the…”

“Why should I think this wouldn't happen this year? Every single year, there is a move to move agencies out of the Nation's Capital. Why in the world do you think that the Framers created a Nation's Capital in the first place? My good friend offers the notion that he wants to be closer to the people where agriculture takes place. Well, why don't we move the Agriculture Subcommittee? Why don't we move virtually everything that happens here that we deal with nationwide? Because there is a Nation's Capital. This is a political move. The other side has shown in the past--and not once, I must say--that science is not important, and that is putting it mildly. They object to the objective science that this agency puts out. Perhaps some of us do as well, but the Federal Government needs an objective, scientific provision, and that is what this is about. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.”