October 03, 1986
(House)
(Rep. Brown (D) CA and two others)
The Administration opposes enactment of H.R. 5215, because replacing the current salinity laboratory in Riverside, California, by constructing a new one would cost $14.8 million, compared with $9 million for renovating the existing laboratory. This extra expense cannot be justified.
Ronald Reagan, Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 5215 - New USDA Salinity Laboratory Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/327340