John Boehner: “We all know that we have a spending problem. We all know that it has to start somewhere. Some may suggest that these…”

“We all know that we have a spending problem. We all know that it has to start somewhere. Some may suggest that these amendments I am bringing up are not going to solve the problem. But I will suggest that we have got to start this process somewhere. We have got to find ways to eliminate wasteful spending that we all know exists. This amendment addresses the creation of 11 bureaucratic positions and six full-time equivalents for a budget office at the Department of Transportation. Now I want to make sure I understand this; $1.6 million to hire a bunch of bureaucrats to monitor the spending of agencies that already have their own budget offices. This is the kind of redundant spending that we just don't need to have.”