Andrew P. Hunter: “The problem here is we are not dealing with the amendment as the gentleman from Massachusetts would rewrite it. We are…”

“The problem here is we are not dealing with the amendment as the gentleman from Massachusetts would rewrite it. We are dealing with the amendment as it is written, because that is the amendment that is going to be dealt with by DOD lawyers. It says, ``No funds appropriated for fiscal year 2003 for the Department of Defense may be used for a space-based national defense missile program.'' The point is we have to deal with the law as it is written, not as he would rewrite it. If he is going to rewrite it, I would recommend he come back next year with another text. This thing would basically put a freeze on the programs that we have right now.”