dickson butler, adrian simpson, diana simpson, derek knewberry, and the minority staff, mike ringler and john marten d it is -- martens. overall, the bill as i said includes important increases to priority programs including the needs to address violent crime, particularly crime related to drug trafficking and gangs and the need to boost our nation's competitiveness through more investments in scientific research and improving science and math and education. however, i believe we could have met the most pressing needs by prioritizing within the lower allocation. this allocation given to the subcommittee is $64 billion, $6.8 billion or 11% of 2009 this allocation allows virtually every agency, account, and program to grow and i believe there was more than sufficient amount to address the highest priority needs. the rate of increased spending in the bill corresponds with the majority's overall budget blueprint which increases discretionary spending over the current fiscal year. since the other party took control of congress, nondefense, nonveterans' affairs has increased by 85%. this r