Roy Blunt actually said...

Making sure that we are investing responsibly in our national priorities like research, infrastructure and education remains one of my highe...

Thank you, Senator. I want to comment on two or three points, and then we will go to Senator Murray.

As public servants, it is our intention to be accountable stewards of the taxpayers' money.

Rather than going back to the days of uncertainty and shortsighted counterproductive cuts, we have to build on that bipartisan agreement.