I would like to simply point out that there is no statutory authority for the agency to continue to do this through mandatory spending. If there were, then they would simply be spending the same amount of dollars in mandatory spending as they are spending through appropriated accounts.
Discussing the lack of statutory authority for agency spending during a House floor debate.
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