Greg Ganske: “I think we ought to spend a little bit of time on the so-called tax cuts for the rich. I think we ought to spend some…”

“I think we ought to spend a little bit of time on the so-called tax cuts for the rich. I think we ought to spend some time on some of the specific items in Medicare that were discussed by the previous discussants. But I think maybe we should just start with where are we at with this budget? Why do we have furloughed Government workers? Well, it has been about I think 7 weeks since the President signed a continuing resolution in which he promised to present Congress with a balanced budget, one that balances in 7 years by honest numbers, Congressional Budget Office numbers. It was just a few years ago that the President, right here, told Congress that he felt that the Congressional Budget Office provided the most accurate estimates for economic growth. Well, why do we have Government employees that are not working or those who are working are not getting paid in some areas? It is basically the President has not kept his promise. He has not presented or brought to the table a balanced budget that balances in 7 years utilizing the Congressional Budget Office that he said he would do.”