Chris Van Hollen: “Again, I go back to the fact that you're asking CBO to only give one side of the story, and I would just refer Mr.…”

“Again, I go back to the fact that you're asking CBO to only give one side of the story, and I would just refer Mr. Price, my friend, colleague, to page 3 of the bill, lines 12 through 16, where you say, the Congressional Budget Office shall, to the extent practicable, prepare for each major bill or resolution reported by any committee of the House of Representatives or Senate, in parentheses, except the Committee on Appropriations of each House. I go back to the fact that every American knows that when we invest in our infrastructure, when the companies invest in their plants and equipment, when we invest in our roads and our bridges and our highways, that can have a positive economic impact. In fact, if this House of Representatives were to take up the President's jobs bill, which he asked us to pass in September, that would invest more in our infrastructure, that would help the economy. Of course, you wouldn't want to know, apparently, about the positive impact on the economy of the President's jobs bill because that involves investment through the transportation process. So, it does tilt the field in a significant way when it comes to decisions we make here with resources. I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Doggett), my colleague on the Budget Committee.”