John Spratt: “with respect to expanding health insurance coverage for uninsured children, I would like to note the following: First…”

“with respect to expanding health insurance coverage for uninsured children, I would like to note the following: First, the budget agreement specifies the $16 billion provided as outlay increases and refers to it as funding. Neither term implies a tax cut. Second, the budget resolution treats the entire $16 billion provided as an outlay increase. And third, the phrase ``mutually agreeable'' refers to the parties who negotiate the agreement, the White House, the congressional leadership, the Committee on the Budget leadership. Does the chairman understand the phrase ``mutually agreeable'' to mean these parties?”