I think the point of my amendment is not to discredit any one government agency but just to set priorities here and say that the amount of research increase in dollars in the VA is very small. And so I am just in a very small way asking my colleagues to consider this amendment and moving it forward.
Cliff Stearns: “I think the point of my amendment is not to discredit any one government agency but just to set priorities here and say…”
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Discussing an amendment related to funding for research in the VA.
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