Political Quotes

“But then it became very, very clear that the two sides are playing with a different set of rules. The Republican plan scored under this Congressional Budget Office does within 7 years get to a balanced budget. The President's plan scored under the same rules, however, enables the president to have $200 billion more per year to spend. So, as we are talking about how are we going to achieve and what policies are we going to implement to achieve a balanced budget, we are finding that one side is playing with one hand tied behind their back. One side actually gets to a balanced budget, the other side can continue going around the country and can continue going around to special interest groups promising a whole set of programs and priorities and spending that really does not exist and that totals out to about $200 billion.”