Pete Domenici: “I want to join with the chairman of the Budget Committee, Senator Sasser, in extending my congratulations to Charles E.…”

“I want to join with the chairman of the Budget Committee, Senator Sasser, in extending my congratulations to Charles E. Seagrave on his retirement from the Congressional Budget Office. When the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Act was signed into law 20 years ago this year, Congress had the good sense to establish the independent Congressional Budget Office [CBO] as its budget research arm. We have continued to rely on CBO and indeed continue to stretch their resources to the limit by asking that they do more and more with less and less. I am a supporter of CBO and their work. I have not always agreed with their analyses but I have always respected their work and indeed have agreed more often than I have disagreed. CBO's work remains professional and of the highest quality. But people make up organizations. And the only reason CBO is able to do such a superb job is through the committee, dedication, and hard work of people at CBO like Chuck Seagrave.”