Cord Byrd: “This is not Constitution-like language, to start with. Has the Senator heard any proponent of this amendment come to the…”

“This is not Constitution-like language, to start with. Has the Senator heard any proponent of this amendment come to the Senate floor and explain to the Senate and to the people watching and listening to the debate through the electronic eye, has the Senator heard any proponent come to the floor and, section by section by section, explain this amendment, how each section would work, why each section is there, what each section means? I have heard quite a number of Senators come to the floor and talk about the need for balancing the budget. I think we are all in agreement on that and I think there is a consensus here as to a need for balancing the budget at some point, bringing down the deficits, but I have not heard a single Senator--and I have not been able to listen to all of the debate; I tried to listen to as much as possible, but the Senator has heard most of the debate--has the Senator heard any proponent of this amendment come fully explain this amendment, talk about the amendment? Not about the need for balancing the budget, not about the need for getting the deficits down, about which we all agree. I would be greatly enlightened if a Senator would take the time not to talk about something we all agree on, but to talk about how this amendment will balance the budget, how it will eliminate the deficits.”