Political Quotes

“It has been suggested here on the floor that there are no provisions for health care or welfare reform in the budget being presented here by the majority. There are no provisions in the alternative before us either. In both versions they are included through reserve clauses. That is how we deal with these matters in a budget resolution. We simply create a reserve clause for health care or welfare reform or whatever. That allows the committee of competent jurisdiction, or of appropriate jurisdiction, to take up that particular subject and to produce a deficit-neutral provision with regard to that particular item. For example, in the case of health care, because of the reserve clause in this bill, should the Finance Committee choose to produce a health care reform bill, they are free to do it under this budget on either side, as long as it is budget neutral. So the two are similar in that particular way.”