Let me say my friend from Connecticut will agree, though, that if you, on your side, had not cut WIC $562 million, that money would still be there right now. Ms. DeLAURO. The fact of the matter is what we are not asking about is not utilizing funds if we don't need them. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Florida is yielding to the gentleman from Georgia.
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How much time do we have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Georgia has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Virginia has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.
If I could ask how much time we have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Georgia has 2\3/4\ minutes remaining, and the gentlewoman from Connecticut has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.
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