Jasper Packard: “There are two things, in response, if I can reclaim my time. First, is we have required offsets for every transfer of…”

Reclaiming my time, the $2 billion figure has been thrown around several times today. It is an inaccurate figure. We have increased the funding for this bill to the tune of $1.6 billion, not $2 billion. But the fact is we have readdressed…

The gentleman and I have discussed this previously, and we certainly would like to work with the gentleman in trying to find additional funds for this project in conference with the Senate. If the Senate has a higher figure, there is a…

I appreciate the request of the gentleman. I will certainly work in conference to adequately fund the Spallation Neutron Source and, of course, additional funds if that will help.

This bill is $60 million on alternative fuels more than last year's, so we have not neglected that area. We have raised it even from where it was as it passed out of the House.