On the recordJuly 20, 2020
I just wanted to say that we are getting the priorities from the Pentagon. That is called the budget. That is what they are supposed to do. They are supposed to put together their priorities and send it to us. So, we are looking at exactly what the Pentagon wants. We are responding to that by, in this case, putting $740 billion into a defense budget. Now, you are going to tell me you need a budget on top of the budget. That is bad budgeting, by every stretch of the imagination. Mr. Speaker, I don't care which President asked for it, it is bad. That is why this has always been a bipartisan amendment or a bipartisan idea to get rid of this Unfunded Priorities List. It does not do the job; it bloats the military budget; and it is unnecessary and inefficient and bad spending. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
