Tim Ryan: “Just to clarify and add on to what you said, the process down in Washington is that we pass a budget, broad outlines…”

“Just to clarify and add on to what you said, the process down in Washington is that we pass a budget, broad outlines with specific numbers to say, Department of Defense can spend this much, Health and Human Services this much, Education this much. It is all broken down, just like a family budget. And then after you get the budget, then you start divvying up the money as to where it is going to go and which program based on the revenue that you take in. What is happening now is that the Republican majority has not passed a budget, but yet next week they are going to come and start writing the checks. Checks for what? They are going to start the process of spending the money without a budget. I know there are many families at home and this Republican Congress that came in in 1994 talked a lot about, it is like a family budget. And what does the family do? Well, the family needs a budget and they need to live within their means. This Republican Congress, the bobblehead Congress that says ``yes'' to everything President Bush wants, continues to go down the road of undisciplined spending. Some people, Mr. Speaker, may say, well, Tim Ryan from Ohio and Kendrick Meek from Florida are just talking again. This isn't us. It is not just us talking about it. It is not just the Democrats. I want to get our third-party validators up and running early here tonight.”