I ask the Senator, in conclusion, isn't it the case that the history in the Senate has been that emergency matters, of whatever type--whether they flow from a war or whether they flow from natural disasters--in this country are dealt with in a supplemental appropriations bill? There is nothing new in this at all. Isn't that the case?
Questioning the handling of emergency matters in supplemental appropriations during Senate debate.
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It takes guts to do that, and Chairman Arrington, you have certainly led the charge on having a commission.
I do, and I made that argument to the commission, and others on the commission made some of the points that you are making now.
All the talk in the world doesn't matter if you don't actually get something done in the real world.
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