John Fleming: “I am sympathetic to both concerns.”

Yes, sir, I certainly agree with that, with this caveat.

I am fully committed to supporting all the work and the mission of EDA as long as it remains in existence.

Oh, absolutely, no question. But then you always have to apply that to over time, some places get hit three or four times over a decade.

Congresswoman, budgets are about priorities, and this administration has a different set of priorities than the last one.