Roy Blunt: “I didn't like everything in it, but I did like some things in it a lot. There are some problems solved in this bill. The…”

“I didn't like everything in it, but I did like some things in it a lot. There are some problems solved in this bill. The big problem is created in the bill in a way that I wouldn't suggest intentionally, but certainly has the effect of taking a bill that would have had a huge bipartisan vote, giving this bill great momentum in the Senate, and I think needlessly minimized the House support for this bill. Following up on Mr. Goodlatte's comments that he just made, if the budget allocation could have been done in a way that the appropriations bill we voted on yesterday, it would have had a 5 percent increase instead of a 6 rac{1}{2} percent increase, we wouldn't be having this debate today. In fact, I would be here today with enthusiasm about the bill, though again, I would say that I don't like everything in it, but I like some things in it a lot. What happened was this bill deserved to have a chance in the committees to find the right kind of pay-fors.”