John Conyers: “Let me point out to the gentleman that has just spoken that this is a heck of a way to run a railroad. We legislate $10…”

“Let me point out to the gentleman that has just spoken that this is a heck of a way to run a railroad. We legislate $10 billion for prisons and then we say, well, if there is any left over, let us use it for courthouses and other expenses that we need. Those have to stand on their own merit, sir. We cannot start, if we authorize a courthouse or a prison, it has got to have money coming for it to be built. It cannot be money left over in case it is not used. So I am quite unimpressed about why we need the money in that regard.”