I want to really get to the bottom of this. If the gentleman would yield further, the point I am trying to make is when the administration made its request, they obviously folded into this account all the things the gentleman is talking about. What he is saying is that they did not fold in some of these things he is talking about, and that is why he is $144 million higher. That does not make sense to me when I look at the bill.
Discussing discrepancies in budget requests during a House floor debate.
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