On the recordMarch 15, 2011
The point that I started by suggesting, and I'm sure it's not in contention, is that this is no way to run a government. We have a responsibility on the Appropriations Committee to fund these agencies, to determine our priorities, to reflect the interests and the will of the American people. This process does not do that. The bill, H.R. 1, does not do that. The American people deserve better. They deserve careful deliberation. We need to cut, but we need to cut responsibly, using a scalpel, not a sledgehammer. This bill will pass, but this should be the last CR. Let's get a full-year appropriations bill passed as soon as possible.
