Wayne Allard: “I think it was extremely disappointing not only to me but to the American people that last year we did not get a budget…”

“I think it was extremely disappointing not only to me but to the American people that last year we did not get a budget passed. That is the first thing that has to happen. If we want to see this process move forward in an orderly manner, we need to pass a budget. I rise today to make a few comments relating to the budget resolution that is before us. This resolution, in my view, is one of the most important, only next to the legislation committing and supporting our Armed Forces, which is perhaps the most important the Congress will consider. As my colleagues know, the budget resolution establishes the framework by which Congress will appropriate funds over the next year and it sets a model for the future. Further, this resolution will establish a series of important mechanisms for the enforcement of budget policy and outline important policy priorities to be ultimately determined by other Senate committees.”