A defund is a temporary measure, too, that must be brought up again and again.
Our fight is to repeal.
Any temporary road block is to our advantage.
Repeal is best.
Defund is 2nd best.
Delay is 3rd best.
Removing most offensive parts of bill is 4th best.
Ultimately, though, not implementing is what we’ve been fighting for. And a delay prevents implementation.
A delay gives interested parties an opportunity to actually see what this is going to cost without actually having to purchase it.
Amounts to the difference between
I can't believe you did that to me, and
I can't believe you were going to do that to me...