Haley Stevens: “I want the Senate to know that the Senator and Senator Inouye and I have conferred about the allocation of $20 billion…”

“I want the Senate to know that the Senator and Senator Inouye and I have conferred about the allocation of $20 billion, and while I regret we reduced defense in this allocation to $20 billion, I point out to the Senate that this year we have provided $317 billion in the Defense bill in section (a) of this substitute. We have added the $15.3 billion here in this allocation of the moneys from the $15.7 from the $40 billion. There has been a total of over a $42 billion increase in defense spending from the beginning of this year to now. I do believe there is sufficient money to carry us through until the President may make a request. Again, I point out to the Senate that the law we passed on September 18 does require the President shall submit to the Congress as soon as practical detailed requests to meet any further funding requirements for the purposes specified in this act. I also call the Senate's attention once more, there were five purposes outlined in the act: First, providing State, Federal-State, and local preparedness for mitigating and responding to the attacks; second, providing support to counterinvestigate and prosecute international terrorism; third, providing increased transportation security; fourth, repairing public facilities and transportation systems damaged by attacks; and five, supporting national security.”