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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015

Floor Speech

Date: July 10, 2014
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Government Budget and Spending

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Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I wish the gentleman who just spoke would call the administration. His budget request was nearly $1 billion below last year's for the Army Corps of Engineers. That is what the administration proposed to us.

We restored that and, in fact, increased last year's Army Corps of Engineers budget by $25 million while, at the same time, cutting $50 million out of the overall bill, so I wish he would talk to the administration about its budget request.

This is a balanced bill, made more balanced by the 2 days of amendments we have debated--some accepted, some not accepted--from all of our colleagues on both sides of the aisle.

We have already taken $45 million out of the DA account. I know it is an easy account to target, to just take money out of, but at some point in time, you have to stop, and we have already taken $45 million out of the DA account.

An important characteristic of any Member of this body is to know when to talk and when to shut up. It is after 9. I encourage my colleagues to vote against the motion to recommit and for the underlying bill.

I yield back the balance of my time.

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