Political Quotes

“First of all, I echo the comments of Senators Collins and Murray on the tragedy in Maine. We see it all too often. When it comes to this place, we don't do budgets anymore. We haven't done them--that we have adhered to--in over 20 years. We piled up--to give you a little taste of debt--$5 trillion in debt in 2000. We added another $6 trillion, I believe, or $5 trillion by 2008. We added another 8 from 2008 to 2016. Where is it going to end? Yes, Congressional Directive Spending would be OK if it was in the context of actually doing budgets and not borrowing all this money from our kids and grandkids. This is symbolic mostly, but going back to earmarks just says we are putting a rubber stamp on the dysfunction that drives this place in the first place. I yield. Vote on Amendment No. 1182”