Judd Gregg: “Now the pending amendment is the amendment on LORAN. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to amendment No. 4590…”

I happen to think that if you're going to do budgets and you're going to pass budgets on a partisan basis, the budget becomes irrelevant.

the policies behind getting these numbers under control are extremely difficult politically, because they involve very tough decisions.

I would suggest that on issues that involve all Americans, where pretty much everybody is affected, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and tax reform, that if you push forward in a partisan way, at least 50 percent, maybe a little less…

the budget process is dysfunctional. That's a generous term for it.