Pete Domenici: “I believe the budget resolution before the Senate today is like other budget resolutions. And I have been a party to…”

“I believe the budget resolution before the Senate today is like other budget resolutions. And I have been a party to every single one. If somebody wants to write the history of what has happened that is most significant to the Senate in the past 25 years, they can start off with this bill. This has caused the most significant changes that the Senate has had imposed upon it by virtue of a reconciliation instruction that has, on some occasions, reduced spending. On other occasions, it has increased taxes. On other occasions--and if we get around to the details I will list them for everyone--we have used it to cut taxes or reduce taxes. Those who will write the history of the past 25 years will probably say that no other document has caused more changes in the tax laws up and down, in the changing of entitlements up and down, without full debate and without the right to amend, than this document over this 25 years.”