Political Quotes

“I will be brief. I thank the Senator from Alabama, my friend, for yielding the floor. He asks an important question: Why has Congress not passed a budget resolution in a number of years? But he knows the answer. The answer is because we did better than that. We enacted a statute, a law. A resolution is a message from one house of Congress, back and forth, and kind of binds us internally. A law signed by the President has the force of law. It was called the Budget Control Act. The interesting thing about the Budget Control Act is it was written by Democrats and Republicans. It charts the course of spending for 2 years, including the one we are appropriating into now. It was voted on in favor by Democratic and Republican leaders alike. It was a bipartisan effort signed by President Obama with the force of law. That has more power than any budget resolution. So, clearly, saying that we did not pass a budget resolution on its face is true, but to say that we are not bound by rules when it is comes to spending is to ignore the obvious--a budget control act voted on by the leaders on both sides of the aisle. The second question he asked is, are we ignoring that spending restriction when it comes to those veterans programs, and why should we? Well, first, the bill that is before us, this Veterans Jobs Corps Act, is paid for. It does not add a penny to the deficit. The second question is, Well, why do you need it anyway? Have you noticed the veterans coming home?…”