The difficulty in some cases like this is that when a staff person is already employed, what are they doing? In fact, were the sculptor not doing this, he would be doing something else. It's just a matter of the immediate requirements for priority. I can ask Mr. White to come up with a budget, but it is a budget that basically would cover his expense.
I quoted a figure that was really based on if we were to go outside for this. Here we have an individual who is already an employee of the crown, with a specific responsibility to do carving for this building and other federal projects. Were he not to do this project, he would be working on another. I understand what you're saying, and I'd be happy to ask him if he can flesh out a budget for us, but it would be funds that would basically be used elsewhere if that were the case.