Pete Domenici: “This is a zero effect amendment. It affects the Bureau of Reclamation without affecting the budget in any way. It is a…”

Well, I would just say that, sometimes when we are working on trying to solve this fiscal problem, the recognition that a long-term fix is what is needed puts many people in the position that they do not know how you do that and do it now.

To me, it does not [seem like a good tax].

But that is compared to current policy--current policy. If we would compare your plan to current law, it is actually a tax cut.

The two of us have done this budgeting differently because we have done it bipartisanly from the very beginning.