Cord Byrd: “There is a difference, but, with all due respect, that is no reason…”

On the recordApril 4, 2001

There is a difference, but, with all due respect, that is no reason not to have a markup. Just because the people saw fit to make it 50/50 in this Senate, that is no reason to avoid having a markup in committee. We have a responsibility to the people who send us here to have a markup in the committee. The point I am trying to make is that we ought to see the President's budget. It would not be asking too much of all of us, I don't think, to hold over until next Tuesday or Wednesday to complete action on this concurrent resolution on the budget. Let us see the President's budget. While I have the floor--and then I will sit down--I have the New York Times of Wednesday, April 4. I will read the headline: ``Bush Budget on Health Care Would Cut Aid to Uninsured.'' That is one example of why I think the Senate ought to have the President's budget. We don't know what is in it.

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Cord Byrd

Florida

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Discussing the need for a markup and the importance of reviewing the President's budget.

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Cord Byrd: “There is a difference, but, with all due respect, that is no reason not to have a markup. Just because the people saw…”

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