The chairman is exactly right. We did. But he is not bringing the President's budget to floor, he is only bringing one piece of it. He is bringing the user fees, not the programs. This is not a fair presentation of the President's budget.
Discussing the presentation of the President's budget during a House floor debate.
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There was an additional $5 billion added that was not in the bill when we heard it.
Is this the bill that we will eventually work on, unlike the budget that we are voting on today that was constructed at 3 o'clock this morning without anybody testifying on it?
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