C. W. Bill Young: “I rise for two purposes: one, to express strong support for the bill and to compliment Chairman Knollenberg and Ranking…”

“I rise for two purposes: one, to express strong support for the bill and to compliment Chairman Knollenberg and Ranking Member Edwards for producing as good a bill as they could with what they had to work with. We have heard today as we heard during the Homeland Security appropriations bill earlier and I predict, Mr. Chairman, we will hear it from the other 11 appropriations bills, that they need more money, that they did not get enough money; that, as in this particular case, the bill is below the President's budget request. Mr. Chairman, the budget resolution that this committee is required to deal with was below the President's budget request. Somebody tell me how we can go above the President's budget request with a budget resolution that is below the President's budget request. That would take a little magic. The committees and the subcommittees are doing the best they can with what they have to work with, and they are producing good bills.”