I am frustrated, Mr. Chairman, as to whether, just speaking into the record, frustrated by the fact that we cannot find a way to, in essence, withdraw that power for the Defense Department to reprogram those dollars without the authority of the U.S. Congress.
Expressing frustration over Congress's lack of control over defense funding.
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