John Rice Carter: “I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 7032, the Congressional Budget…”

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 7032, the Congressional Budget Office Data Sharing Act, led by Ranking Member Boyle and Chairman Arrington. When we in Congress make decisions on legislation and programs, we often look to CBO, the Congressional Budget Office, for their estimates on how it will affect our economy and our Federal budget. With Federal debt reaching new heights every hour, it is of the utmost importance that the fine people at CBO have access to all the data they need when doing their analysis. All this bill does is to clarify and strengthen CBO's access to executive branch data, and that is extremely important. The vital data we need when making decisions regarding the future of our country is the data that we need in order to make these types of decisions, and that is why the CBO needs access to that data, and in turn, we get access to that data. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan piece of legislation.”