I just want to make a point, a point that has been missed here. I have been around here for a long time, and this body has been here for a long time. It is the President's prerogative to veto bills. This should have been worked out for your sake, and I know how special this is to you because of all of your people that are here. A clean CR is not going to stop the negotiations on the budget. I just do not understand why we make the balanced budget hold these people hostage of something that is going to happen 7 years down the road.
Willie Hefner: “I just want to make a point, a point that has been missed here. I have been around here for a long time, and this body…”
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Discussing the implications of a clean continuing resolution and budget negotiations.
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