Mick Mulvaney: “In closing, Madam Chair, I would just say I don't like across-the-board cuts any more than anybody else does. I offered…”

“In closing, Madam Chair, I would just say I don't like across-the-board cuts any more than anybody else does. I offered other alternatives. They were ruled out of order. But I would put it to my colleagues, just tell me what you're willing to do without. Are we willing and able to do without anything so that these people can get this money this year? That's the question that I want to debate. That's what I'm looking for for my colleagues across the aisle. Are there no savings, are there no reductions that we could put in place this year so these folks get this money? With that, I yield back the balance of my time.”