David Obey: “I do not argue with that, but unless we are willing to cut the number of systems we buy, then the only choice we have is…”

And so the enemy is not external. Pogo said it, 'We met the enemy, and the enemy is us.'

But the truth of the matter is that I think we know better and that it does matter.

I would simply say, Mr. Speaker, that the White House submitted this request for disaster relief over a month ago. Everyone in this institution has known about it; in addition to which, the gentleman's staff has known for a good 2 weeks…

I would point out that more than half of all disaster relief since 1993 has gone to just four States: Louisiana, Florida, California--the gentleman's home State--and Mississippi; and 80 percent of all disaster relief since 1993 has gone to…