Political Quotes

“It is an important debate that we are having today, I think one that cuts across party lines, it cuts across generational lines, this issue of fiscal responsibility, and really keeping our word, keeping our commitment to a process that was put in place 30 years ago with the creation of the Committee on the Budget, with the commitment to control spending, to send forward a blueprint of priorities for the Federal Government, and then follow through on it. Many people would be amazed to know that two-thirds of the Federal budget is on auto pilot. It is on auto pilot. Only one-third of the budget is subject to annual review, change that leads to a debate that leads to a vote that all of us are then held accountable for through the regular appropriations process. But two-thirds of the budget continues to grow year after year, really without direct input from the Committee on Appropriations or from the Congress as a whole. That is not good, long-term fiscal policy.”