I don't understand that. I appreciate the Senator's indepth knowledge of the Budget Committee, but if I am a Governor, say, in California or Florida where the bulk of the El Nino disasters have occurred, what are you saying that we should do to fund? You say it is under the caps and all this. If we follow your suggestion, do we or don't we have to find offsets for the $1.6 billion?
Questioning funding strategies for disaster relief related to El Nino during Senate floor debate.
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