Arlen Specter actually said...

Well, we will continue to work with you, Madam Secretary. We have been for a long time. These are big, big problems. We want to do our best ...

If the pie were a little bigger, we would be able to give more to your requests.

Well, Madam Secretary, I can understand the problem of the backlog, especially when the funding for your Department is cut.

Why the repeated effort to eliminate that program when every time you do, both the House and Senate come back and insist on it?