On the recordMay 25, 2010
The American people understand what you are having to say about balancing budgets because they have to do that every day in their own home and businesses. My State of Georgia has to balance its budget, our State government does. Many States around this country have to balance their budgets. You had to balance the budget of the city when you were mayor of Johnson City. We don't even have a budget. First time in history since the last budget act was passed that we're not going to even attempt, not even attempt to have a budget. So how can they constrain their spending? I guess they don't want to have any constraints or anything to try to hold them accountable. So the American people I think, Dr. Roe, need to know that we are not going to have a budget. They don't have a budget. We're not going to have a budget in this Congress. John Spratt, who is the chairman of the Budget Committee, said, 'If you can't budget, you can't govern.' The majority leader on this side said that putting forth a budget is critical for governing. They're not governing. They're not budgeting.
