Political Quotes

“the Congress once again is facing the fiscal train wreck that seems to come about every October 1, the end of the fiscal year, when the Congress has not finished its appropriations cycle and we are left with a device, a tricky device, called the continuing resolution to continue doing business until a budget can be put into place. Again, we are introducing here today a bill that could end this kind of crisis, this potential shutdown of government, once and for all. We have attempted it for 10, 12 years now. It passed once, but then President Clinton vetoed it. This bill calls for an instant replay that would occur on October 1 on those appropriations bills that have not been completed by the end of the fiscal year, September 30. The reason that it has not passed in my judgment and signed into law is because it makes good, common sense. In other words, after September 30, for the appropriations bills that are yet to be completed, instant replay comes into play. Last year's budget becomes automatic until the appropriators can come up with a new budget. I urge support.”