Virginia Foxx: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am really disappointed in the chairman of the Agriculture Committee's response to this…”

“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am really disappointed in the chairman of the Agriculture Committee's response to this amendment. This is a really good amendment that will help us be able to predict in the future how much money is going to be spent. It will hold the CBO accountable. If the numbers presented to us are accurate, this will never hit. I believe the chairman did not dispute my comments that the last farm bill went over budget 51 percent. We are constantly hearing that the CBO predicted something and comes in with a totally different number. If by any chance the CBO is wrong here, then the chairman will do good work in getting us to understand why more money needs to be appropriated for these programs. I applaud the chairman for what he has done, identifying problems and appropriate solutions, but this is a good amendment. It deserves to be passed, it has bipartisan support, and it will take us in the right direction. I yield back the balance of my time.”