The reduction is in overhead expense; it is not in labor. The definition the Senator is using is an across-the-board cut. That is not in this amendment at all. Does the chairman realize that the 5-percent reduction is in overhead--not direct labor, not actual employees, but the management costs to run the different agencies?
Senator Coburn is clarifying the nature of budget cuts in an amendment.
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That is not partisan. That is just due to the fact that there is not a commitment to reconciliation and working together to get things done.
the Constitution, actually, is the powerful tool with which to solve the problems of our country.
I think we are way underfunded, but I think we need to have better oversight.
The important thing is to restore the confidence in the country, in terms of what you are doing, why you are doing it, and how you are doing it.
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