On the recordFebruary 16, 2011
You've got to understand, in the context of this CR, we have a binary choice: fund/don't fund. I agree, I would like there to be oversight since 1985 over this and to answer this question. To be very clear, you are not entirely correct. The money and the authorization to build the building came in the form of an earmark, a drop of $100 million by Senator Stevens that came from neither House, from neither committee. It just fell in there. And that was to build that building. We are catching up $780 million in.
