Jim Nussle: “I know the gentleman will most likely have the last word on this, so I will make my comments brief; but I have a…”

“I know the gentleman will most likely have the last word on this, so I will make my comments brief; but I have a slightly different take on who might be responsible here. The rules of the House may not permit me to be quite as specific as I might like, but there are two bodies that have to have a budget, have to complete a process in order to be successful. This body passed a budget. The gentleman may not agree with it. It may be difficult. These are difficult times. But at least the House of Representatives has completed its work on a budget and did so back before the deadline of April 15. If there was a better budget, a better proposal, a better outline and a better plan, we have yet to see it. It has yet to materialize in either the gentleman's caucus or the other body, as it is referred to. That may happen, but until then I would at least suggest that there may be more responsibility to go around than where he pointed the responsibility in his comments here just a moment ago.”