Jim Cooper actually said...

I hope, perhaps, one side or the other will relent and we can have a conference committee, regular order, and actually maybe agree on a budg...

This does not suggest reducing the amount of cuts. It is just allowing some flexibility.

So reprogramming authority would help reduce the chaos or help the command. I am for it.

I want to give my colleagues a heads-up--and this doesn't have to be my amendment--but I would encourage my colleagues to jointly work toget...