Political Quotes

“Again, I express my sincere gratitude to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Boyle), my friend and fellow Notre Dame graduate, and the ranking member of the Budget Committee for his bipartisan work and his partnership on the CBO Data Sharing Act. It is a testament to the spirit of bipartisanship that we have on the House Budget Committee. I, again, thank our budget chair, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Arrington) for his work and his commitment on this bill. I also extend my deep appreciation to my fellow members of the Budget Committee for their work in support of this legislation, as well as the Budget Committee staff, both on the Republican and Democratic side. It is critical that the Congressional Budget Office has access to the data needed to support the budget process and ensure that we are the best stewards of Americans' hard earned tax dollars. The CBO plays a meaningful role in the legislative process by determining the fiscal impact of important potential policy decisions that we undertake here in this House. Too often, the CBO struggles to obtain the necessary data from executive branch agencies in a timely manner. As was mentioned earlier, this has ripple effects on its ability to deliver prompt budgetary analysis to Congress. As we all know, this, in turn, delays the Congress in making fully informed decisions regarding the budgetary impact of legislation. H.R. 7032 removes this hurdle and helps streamline the budget process.…”