Budget is just a vision, it is not a path. No. The budget should be a path, not a vision.

Because too many times, we make decisions based on the next election, not the next generation.

It is an important question because, as you can imagine, the number is always used, especially when it comes from CBO.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding the hearing, and I want to thank Director Hall and his associates for the participation work at the CBO.

I believe that bill will help the economy grow.

While I may not agree with every policy decision made in the budget, I am encouraged that the President remains committed to reducing our national debt and deficit.

Right now we are quite simply on an unsustainable path.

Too often we worry about the next election and not the next generation, which is a problem with the politics many times that show up in this Committee.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for holding this hearing.

It was always great to see the information get greater transparency and I am glad that we are talking about the CBO because we make all of our decisions.

As someone who has spent my entire life in the business world making decisions, and as a certified public accountant, I use to pour through financial information before I made business deals or business transactions.