Political Quotes

“Reclaiming my time, I hope every Member watching this is aware that, in essence, this is nothing more than a flat-out House amendment of the budget we passed 2 weeks ago, an amendment adding more than $1 billion in spending, because the figures simply do not jive. This rule would allow spending at the rate of $531.9 billion, and the Budget Act is $530.8 billion, a difference of well over a billion dollars in budget authority, nearly $1.4 billion in budget outlay. What they are trying to do in the rule is essentially amend the budget that we had enacted just 2 weeks ago. My question, though, continues to be whether or not there is even legal authority for this provision because the Budget Act sets the rules. The rules are you have got a budget resolution. If you do not have a budget resolution, you have a budget chairman letter. We do not have the resolution. We do not have the letter. I seriously question whether or not this procedure comports with the Budget Act. I will be checking with the Parliamentarian in terms of whether or not a point of order might be raised in terms of whether this body is acting outside of Federal law relative to this budget issue.”