Jim Bunning: “Last week, I objected to the majority leader's request for unanimous consent to pass a 30-day extension of several…”

“Last week, I objected to the majority leader's request for unanimous consent to pass a 30-day extension of several expiring programs that was not paid for. I offered to pass the exact same bill that was paid for, and unfortunately he objected to my request. There was nothing stopping him from using the tools at his disposal to overcome my objection. The leader could have filed cloture on the bill and brought it to the floor last week, instead of the travel bill that is a great giveaway to his State. If he had done that, this bill would have been signed into law already. He also could have filed cloture on the bill and worked through the weekend and it would already be law. The leader could have proceeded to the bipartisan Baucus-Grassley bill that paid for these programs and it would have been signed into law by now. Instead, the leader decided to press ahead with a bill that adds to the debt and violates the principles of pay-go that everyone claims to care about.”