Regaining my time, Mr. Chairman, does that mean that appropriations of somebody other than the committee of substance would actually make the determination as to those dollars, so we would lose the expertise of the committee as far as this appropriation goes?
Karen Thurman: “Regaining my time, Mr. Chairman, does that mean that appropriations of somebody other than the committee of substance…”
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Questioning the appropriations process during a committee discussion.
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