Chris Sununu: “As a new Member of the Senate, I bring to this body, as do many of my colleagues, experience having served in what we…”

“As a new Member of the Senate, I bring to this body, as do many of my colleagues, experience having served in what we like to refer to as the ``other body,'' the House of Representatives. Prior to that service, I worked in what we sometimes refer to as the ``real world'' in manufacturing, having been trained as a mechanical engineer. Engineers often try to develop solutions to problems by arguing from first principles, and that means simply that you work from the most basic understanding of a problem you wish to address. Once you come to terms with the central element of that problem, you are far better able to craft a meaningful and effective solution. What the astute listener might ask is: What does this have to do with the Federal budget? And to that I reply, if you really want to put together an effective budget and a meaningful budget that will serve us well, we need to remind ourselves exactly what this budget resolution is for.”