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I think it is the right approach that we fund LIHEAP but that we also pay for that funding so we do not pass the bill for LIHEAP on to our children, so we do not put ourselves in a position where we are paying today's energy bills with our…
I want to put down what I would call a red flag of reason, let's call it, as we move forward on this stimulus package. Let's first understand what the problem is we are confronting. The economy has a serious overextension of credit. This…
I was wondering, is it not true that in this Congress, none of the appropriations bills, which is the business of actually operating the Government--appropriations bills being the bills which fund things like education, things like health…
I join the Senator from Texas in asking that the majority leader and the Democratic membership free the Veterans bill and the Military Construction bill, which is ready to be sent to the President, stop holding it hostage for the purpose…
Well, that is a good question, an excellent question. And the answer is, the first obligation of a Federal Government is to defend the country. And when you have soldiers in the field, you do that. You pay for them being in the field. I…
I almost fell off the treadmill, because that statement is so outrageous that it could only be made by somebody from New York who sees things in big pictures, sees the forest but misses the trees. The statement represents, or implies, that…
I once again congratulate the chairman of the Budget Committee for his exceptional leadership in this area. This is the first step in a bipartisan effort which, hopefully, will lead to a bipartisan solution that America will see as fair…
I think the Senator made an excellent point that we are now in a Presidential election. This Commission is a gift to those candidates because they can come forward and point to this Commission as taking on some of the most complicated…
I happen to be in great sympathy with the basic thrust of these amendments. They are basically trying to make these programs which address disease more efficiently delivered and have better oversight with more transparency. They are…
I simply wish to note we are about to vote on the nomination for the Director of OMB, who is a man of high integrity and high quality, and who has the expertise to do this job well. I think we should presume that the President should have…
I join with Senator Conrad in recognizing Paul Cullinan of the Congressional Budget Office. Paul's leadership, extremely dedicated work, and the products of his unit have been essential to understanding entitlement programs and the…
Is that the money that increases border agents from 23,000 up to 30,000 and increases the number of beds to 45,000 and covers the fence, the virtual fence, and the number that funds ICE?