I rise in strong opposition to the gentleman's amendment. I'm not quite sure why he's doing this, but, you know, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provided $3.25 billion in borrowing authority to modernize the electricity grid. I believe your amendment focuses on WAPA, the Western Area Power marketing authority, solely; is that correct, sir?
Marcy Kaptur: “I rise in strong opposition to the gentleman's amendment. I'm not quite sure why he's doing this, but, you know, the…”
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