Kent Conrad: “I do not believe this is the right budget plan for our country, and it is not an opinion limited to me. We have heard on…”

“I do not believe this is the right budget plan for our country, and it is not an opinion limited to me. We have heard on our side of the aisle how deficient we believe this budget is. I noticed in this morning's New York Times the lead editorial was entitled "An Irresponsible Budget Plan." I will read the first sentence: After several days of back room negotiations, the House approved a federal budget plan yesterday that is a model of fiscal evasion and irresponsibility. I echo those words. Earlier the Washington Post called this budget we are considering today an unreal budget. They concluded their editorial by saying: The theme of this budget is tax cuts first, sweep up afterward. It's the wrong way around. Budget resolutions are supposed to foster fiscal responsibility. This one will have the opposite effect. Unfortunately, that is the case. The reason for it is quite clear. First, this entire budget is based on a 10-year forecast--10 years. This is not money in the bank; these are projections over 10 years.”