Trent Lott: “For these programs under the strictures of the budget agreement we had just last year. The Washington Post outlined it…”

“For these programs under the strictures of the budget agreement we had just last year. The Washington Post outlined it pretty clearly today. It is going to be tough to get the appropriations bills done, to get a budget done this year because of the constraints that we agreed to. This bill violates the Budget Act in several instances, I think about six different points. At least one of them we are pointing out here today. That is all it means, that you don't want to waive the Budget Act, that we have agreed to pass this bill that started out well-intentioned, but has grown like top seed to the point where we have to decide whether we want to take this cup from our lips and move on or not.”