But to say that they have to spend every single penny of 1.8 billion and they can't make any adjustment on any common sense basis goes beyond what we feel we can do. And remember, We funded ARS with a 2% increase. So all these accounts are funded. Right. But to say they're going to have no discretion whatsoever, we don't think works. (02:46–02:51)
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Asserts that the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) received a 2% funding increase.
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