Political Quotes

“Let me thank my friend from Delaware, Senator Coons. The Senator is exactly right, as he talks about balance. Senator Murray is absolutely right about the balance we have and the budget which has come out of the Budget Committee. Yesterday we did something which was the right thing to do. We passed the continuing resolution, an omnibus appropriations bill. The good news is we worked together. We completed it, and it was a major improvement from what the House did. The House again was acting in a very partisan, one-way direction which would have caused additional harm. I was disappointed the bill we passed yesterday was at the sequestration levels. I am against sequestration. I think we should substitute it for strategic reductions in the deficit. This is exactly what the budget coming out of the Budget Committee would do. It will substitute for sequestration a strategic way to get our budget into better balance. This is what we need to do. The budget, as Senator Coons has pointed out, is our blueprint. It speaks to the priorities we have as a Nation. It is a framework. All of the elements which are necessary for a responsible budget are included in the budget document, which has been brought to the floor. I am proud to support it. It gives us the right blueprint for America's future. The most important thing is it does get rid of sequestration. Sequestration is across-the-board mindless cuts. It says every priority in this country is exactly the same. That is not the case.…”