C. W. Bill Young: “I intend to support it, because I think it is appropriate that we make sure that whatever goes into the defense…”

“I intend to support it, because I think it is appropriate that we make sure that whatever goes into the defense appropriations bill actually deals with national defense. So I have no problem with that. In fact, I do support it. But I wanted to make this point. There is a serious shortfall list that the services, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and the Marine Corps have provided to us, as members of the subcommittee, listing things that they need, but they could not fit into the overall budget. Now, many of the Members who have asked to have congressionally-directed adds put in this bill, many of those Members are asking that the shortfall list be dealt with. The Members who are very knowledgeable on national defense issues in this House, and there are many who are knowledgeable, they are working toward the same shortfall list that the Department of Defense has provided for us during our hearings. We will be very careful to make sure that anything that we add over the budget will fit into the category of having a direct national defense effect, and number 2, that there is a requirement for it.”