Kevin Hern actually said...

"I assure you that the left-wing media will not ever report that it was--it is going to be a centerpiece."

"One of our fundamental constitutional duties is to produce a budget. First--it is the first clause of the enumerated powers."

"Maybe if we produced a budget, we could spend all this energy that we have been spending in Congress reconciling the differences between the President's budget and our budget."

"It is very frustrating for people to call my office--they know I am on the Budget Committee--and ask the question, 'Why are the Democrats putting a budget on the floor?'"