John Boehner: “I think the gentleman from Massachusetts makes my point for me. Why would we be sending money to communities that don't…”

“I think the gentleman from Massachusetts makes my point for me. Why would we be sending money to communities that don't have a plan to use it, that may not use it effectively? I would think before the decision is made to grant the funds to the community that they would have demonstrated a need, they would have demonstrated a capacity to use it effectively before the grant was made. To provide $40 million for metrics, research, demonstrations, innovation, technical assistance, and capacity building, why wouldn't all of these things be in place before the grant was made? In consideration for the future of my kids and maybe someday my grandkids, I think this is spending that can be eliminated from this bill. I urge my colleagues to support the amendment.”