Political Quotes

“the purpose of my bill is to bring about a miracle on Capitol Hill; that is, if implemented, we will end Government shutdowns forever. Is that a miracle or is it not, in view of what has happened in the recent past and in the past on many of the budget items that have come before us? We have not been able to seize the opportunity that I have been trying to present before the Committee on Rules and before this body in various ways, a means to end Government shutdowns. What it would do is simply allow that if, at the end of a fiscal year, September 30, no budget has been passed, or any 1 of the 13 appropriations bills has not been passed, then automatically, by way of instant replay, the next day, October 1, there would go into effect last year's appropriations or the House bill, the House version recently passed, or the Senate version passed, or the President's budget proposal in that particular item. Whichever is the lowest figure would go automatically into effect; hence, no shutdown forever.”