Judd Gregg: “I reiterate what I said earlier about the work of the staff, which was extraordinary and exceptional on both sides of…”

“I reiterate what I said earlier about the work of the staff, which was extraordinary and exceptional on both sides of the aisle. It was fair and very professional. These staff are truly outstanding public servants who work long hours and bring a commanding knowledge of policy, program, and, as one might expect, financial analysis. These are professionals who possess the skills to dig into the specifics of Federal programs and budgetary data, and they are just as comfortable dealing with 'the big picture' and policy context of spending, revenues, and the overall budget of the United States. The Budget Committee staff members are truly an integral part of the Gregg team, which also includes my personal office staff in Washington and New Hampshire and my appropriations staff. Our Budget Committee staff is led by Scott Gudes and Denzel McGuire. The core of the Committee is our budget review group, professionals who are among the Nation's top budget experts: Jim Hearn, Cheri Reidy, David Pappone and Jason Delisle. Allison Parent provides our legal expertise as general counsel, assisted by Seema Mittal. Dan Brandt is our chief economist. Our health policy unit is headed by David Fisher and includes Jay Khosla, Liz Wroe, Melissa Pfaff, and until very recently Conwell Smith and Richie Weiblinger. Our team has a number of talented analysts who handle various, what we call 'budget functions' or programmatic areas and various departments and agencies.”