Peter Visclosky: “I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me time. Mr. Chairman, I reluctantly join with the chair in opposition to the…”

“I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me time. Mr. Chairman, I reluctantly join with the chair in opposition to the gentlewoman's amendment and share the chair's concern over the issue raised. However, I don't think the approach is an appropriate one in that we would carve out another budget line. Given my anticipation that we will not have a full 12-month fiscal year for this money to be spent, I am very concerned that we will find enough projects for this money to be spent on. In the meantime, they would then be eliminated from the existing line for other possible research. Mr. Chairman, I would look to work with the gentlewoman to address this issue in a fulsome fashion, but not in this manner.”