Chris Van Hollen

As the gentleman just recognized, this is a huge departure from the way this House of Representatives has dealt with our military spending in the past. In fact, it is a departure that the Republican-controlled Budget Committee said…

We have heard that, despite all these claims, the Republican budget doesn't balance. I just read from USA Today. They don't have a stake in this battle. They said it is ``fanciful at best.'' And it is interesting that if that is the number…

I claim time in opposition to the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 15 minutes.

Let me start with something, I think, Members who are listening to this debate should know already, which is that the Republican budget does not balance, not by a long shot. It assumes the revenue from the Affordable Care Act even though…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Maryland will be postponed. Announcement by the Acting Chair The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to…

As we have heard throughout the debate, there is a fundamental difference in how the United States grows our economy. I think if you look, historically, the reason we have grown the economy over time is because, for a long period…

I am pleased to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Norcross), another of our great new members of the Budget Committee.

It is interesting listening to the chairman, since the nonpartisan CBO says the Republican budget will slow down economic growth in the next couple of years. I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. Dingell), a terrific new…

Let's just dispel with a myth from the start, which is that the Republican budget balances. As we have heard, only if you believe in budget quackery does it do this. Even a newspaper like USA Today, which has no partisan bent to it, blew…

I am putting forward the Democratic alternative budget on behalf of my colleagues. It is based on a very different view of how our economy in this country has grown historically and how it should grow in the future. As we have heard from…

May I inquire as to how much time remains on both sides? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Indiana has 1 minute remaining.

I now yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Wisconsin (Ms. Moore), a terrific member of the Budget Committee. {time} 1500

Yesterday, we debated the Republican budget proposal as it came to the floor. We saw that even as Americans are working even harder every day, their budget would squeeze them more. It would squeeze middle class families and those working…

I am just a little puzzled by the comments from the gentleman from Florida since the Republican study group's budget--and I understand the Republican study group consists of about 170 members of a big majority of the Republican…

Let me just start with some comments about the importance of making sure we make investments in defense in a straightforward and honest way. The chairman's comments were directly contrary to the position he took 1 year ago. Here is what he…

I just point out to my colleagues that both of what we are referring to as Price 1 and Price 2 are a total violation of what the Budget Committee, on a bipartisan basis, has said we would not do with respect to using the overseas…

I would just say to my Republican colleagues, if you want to vote for a defense budget in a straightforward manner the way the Joint Chiefs of Staff have recommended, then vote for the Democratic alternative. I reserve the balance of my…

I think our colleagues can hear that there is an awful lot of confusion and uncertainty among our Republican colleagues about funding our national defense. The President's budget is very clear. He funds the national defense the way the…

I am now really pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Yarmuth), a member of the Budget Committee.

I am now really pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Ryan), a terrific member of the Budget Committee.

Just for all Members listening, the last gentleman was talking about the differences between the two versions of the Republican budget. I want to point out that the President of the United States funds our defense budget in the…

This budget doesn't make tough choices. The Republican budget makes bad choices. It doesn't cut one single special interest tax break in the Code while it makes deep cuts to our kids' early education. That is a bad choice, not a tough…

Not only does the Republican budget not balance, but it doesn't eliminate one special interest tax break for the purpose of reducing the deficit. Not one. These are tax breaks that powerful interests have put into the Tax Code over many…

I do want to say a word about the impact on seniors. We have already talked about the fact that the Republican budget will immediately increase the cost to seniors with high prescription drug burdens, it will increase the copays…

As I said at the beginning of this debate, the one thing that the Republican budget, unfortunately, will do immediately is make life harder for hard-working Americans. How does it do it? As I indicated, it actually increases the tax burden…