I just want to point out, absent concerns of a point of order I would have prescriptively said this is specific to do with nonessential travel of Federal employees. Due to concerns about a point of order, we structured this amendment where it says this is a cut of $600 million. However, the intent and hopefully the report language when folks in these agencies look at the debate that's taking place right here on the House floor is that it's addressing nonessential travel.
Jim Matheson: “I just want to point out, absent concerns of a point of order I would have prescriptively said this is specific to do…”
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Matheson discusses an amendment related to cuts in nonessential travel for Federal employees.
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