Pete Domenici: “I want everybody in the Senate to know that I don't have a sign. I can't put up a sign about our position. But I want…”

“I want everybody in the Senate to know that I don't have a sign. I can't put up a sign about our position. But I want everyone to know that we are as concerned about not spending the Medicare Part A trust fund as anybody. Republicans don't take a backseat on that issue. This budget does not spend any of the funds that are being alluded to. So the sign could be placed on our side of the aisle, and we would agree with it. Actually, I don't think we need to explain our position. We will just do it with our words. We don't need the amendment. It has been withdrawn. Frankly, the budget takes care of that problem. The Republicans are united. We are not going to spend Medicare funds for anything other than Medicare.”