Cord Byrd: “Of course they are entitled to know what is in the plan. And we have a responsibility, in my judgment, before we rivet…”

“Of course they are entitled to know what is in the plan. And we have a responsibility, in my judgment, before we rivet this piece of garbage into the Constitution, we have a responsibility to tell them what our plans are, how we expect to achieve this goal. I hope he will expound further at some point on the subject matter concerning the constitutional amendment on the balanced budget. I do not intend to discuss that matter further right now. There will be a time, when we will be talking about the constitutional amendment on the balanced budget, that like Shallow, in ``The Merry Wives of Windsor'', ``I will make a star chamber matter of it.'' In looking over Mrs. Boxer's views, I have noted... she says, in part: I am also disappointed that the bill fails to directly address one of the biggest unfunded Federal mandates faced by California: the costs imposed by illegal immigration. I therefore plan to offer an amendment on the floor to ensure that the costs to States and local governments of illegal immigration be addressed in the bill. Mr. President, I share her viewpoint on this.”