David Price: “It's true, the bill is at $36.3 billion. Last year's appropriation was $34.2 billion. That is counting the emergency…”

“It's true, the bill is at $36.3 billion. Last year's appropriation was $34.2 billion. That is counting the emergency spending that was enacted at the same time as the regular bill. That means this year's increase is 7 rac{1}{2} percent. And then if you add the 2007 supplemental appropriations, which were just voted by the House, depending on whether you count the Katrina money or not, you either get a 4.2 percent increase or a 7.5 percent decrease from the 2007 funding level. I appreciate the chance to clarify those numbers.”