Well, I am glad the gentleman did interrupt. And to carry our colloquy just a little bit further, the gentleman from South Carolina is a former Governor of South Carolina, so he has had some experience dealing with balanced budgets and having to live within your means, as a former chief executive of a State, one of the 50 States in our country. So you have a great appreciation for how important it is to be able to craft budgets that live within your means and address the major drivers of what could be deficit spending at the State level.
Steve Womack: “Well, I am glad the gentleman did interrupt. And to carry our colloquy just a little bit further, the gentleman from…”
On the recordMarch 3, 2015
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