Saxby Chambliss: “What my friend apparently does not understand about this amendment is that we are not saying we do not carry out every…”

“What my friend apparently does not understand about this amendment is that we are not saying we do not carry out every single provision in this bill, all we are saying is that we need to be consistent with the budget resolution and be fiscally responsible and take the time to allow the administration and Congress to work on a plan to find the funding for it. Now, this funding, the source of this funding that was intended in 1953 when these revenues were first found and generated were to go into the general treasury. They have been in the general treasury from 1953 into the 1970s, I think is when they were taken out and dedicated for other purposes. But in any event, it gets back to the point of we have got $3 billion in mandatory spending. I spoke in favor of the bill earlier today, because I think the bill is a good bill. But the funding aspect of it needs to be better planned for than what we have done within the framework that we are operating under tonight. All I am saying is that we need to take the time and be judicious and find the $3 billion to fund it rather than being inconsistent with the balanced budget resolution that we passed 4 weeks ago.”