Pete Domenici: “I submit, and my quick analysis is, that the President has complied with none of them. Again, I repeat, if the President…”

“I submit, and my quick analysis is, that the President has complied with none of them. Again, I repeat, if the President wanted to tell the American people he sent a vision statement up here, or if he wanted to say, ``I sent a sunshine brochure up here''--it is in yellow and looks like sunshine--if he wanted to say that, that is fine. But to suggest that he sent a budget up here is clearly, clearly, a statement without any ability behind the White House to prove it. There is no budget. Why do I say this and why do I come to the floor? First, some are saying, we should have a budget hearing on the budget. I say to my friend--two are here on the Budget Committee--there is no budget to have a hearing about. We could perhaps have a hearing about the nonbudget if some would like to have that. Second, it is very easy to submit a budget with bulk numbers if you do not have to tell the public what you are going to do, so that in all the appropriated accounts, you do not have to tell them what you will spend money on and what you will not spend money on. It is another effort on the part of the White House to make everybody feel good and to make sure you feel good about the President's proposals because he has not yet told you what he will and will not do. I submitted the 31 requirements, and I merely ask the White House and the President to submit a budget at the earliest possible time. I think the public deserves it. I think we deserve it.”