Pete Domenici: “I rise to congratulate the distinguished chairman of the Budget Committee. Frankly, no matter how difficult, we did…”

“I rise to congratulate the distinguished chairman of the Budget Committee. Frankly, no matter how difficult, we did produce a budget resolution. Obviously, it is less than unanimous in terms of the likes and dislikes for this proposal, but I submit it is far better for the Senate and for the people of this country that we have a budget resolution than we not have one at all. Obviously, there will be opportunities to differ during the year, and there are provisions that will be difficult to maintain and to enforce. The truth is, we do know when we do not have a budget resolution, regardless of how contentious it is, we are inviting chaos. We are inviting a delay in almost every one of the processes that are ordinary and normal to this case without a resolution. There are plenty of Senators who do not agree with that. That is why the vote is 50/50. That is exactly what voting is for. Someone wins; someone loses. In this instance, the Vice President did what is provided for in our Constitution, provided the one-vote majority, and now we have a budget resolution. I am hopeful that the implementation of that budget resolution, contrary to what has been said this evening by the other side, will be good for this country. I am confident that it will be better for this country than not to have one. Of that, I am positive. Could there be a better one? Maybe, but there cannot be a better one and get votes in the Senate to have that as a budget resolution.”