On the recordJune 12, 2019
I rise hesitatingly to oppose this amendment. This is not an inconsequential amount of money. This is $3 million, and it is taken out of the Secretary's office. It is not prioritizing and saying, well, this program is more important than this program, so we are going to shift funds from one program to another. It actually strikes at the core of how the Secretary can manage the department. I just don't think that is the responsible way to do business. If we think this program is important, that is fine. Find another program that is less important. But let's not just take it from the Secretary's office because the Secretary has to manage a large organization. And, again, I know we are in Washington, but $3 million is a lot of money to take out of an office, so I rise in opposition to the amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.
