Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I rise to offer an alternative budget on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment in the nature of a substitute is as follows: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016. (a) Declaration.--The Congress determines and declares that this concurrent resolution establishes the budget for fiscal year 2016 and sets forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. (b) Table of Contents.-- Sec. 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2016. Sec. 2. Recommended levels and amounts. Sec. 3. Major functional categories. Sec. 4. Direct spending. SEC. 2. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS. The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2025: (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the enforcement of this concurrent resolution: (A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are as follows: Fiscal year 2016: $2,885,946,000,000. Fiscal year 2017: $3,001,837,000,000. Fiscal year 2018: $3,122,928,000,000. Fiscal year 2019: $3,262,675,000,000. Fiscal year 2020: $3,412,112,000,000. Fiscal year 2021: $3,570,317,000,000. Fiscal year 2022: $3,739,136,000,000. Fiscal year 2023: $3,923,276,000,000. Fiscal year 2024: $4,117,015,000,000. Fiscal year 2025: $4,321,625,000,000.…”