… was why wouldn't you just eliminate just the small things that you have concerns with and not actually take the number down lower. And the way that we do that, The way that we provide good oversight of federal dollars is to be able to assess and review how the agencies intend to spend the money. And that takes time. You don't do that in the middle of a 30 day period after you pass the appropriation. With all due respect, Mr. Director, my heavens, we haven't seen spend plans. (01:43–01:53)
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