On the recordApril 13, 2011
I couldn't agree more. I have been a long supporter of the biennial 2-year budget. I do believe it can work. It has a large amount of bipartisan support in the Congress. It can help us. I see Senators Blunt and Barrasso. I believe Senator Blunt was here first. He has been involved in the leadership of the House of Representatives for many years. He is already showing himself to be a very wise and valuable contributor to our debate. First, I would like to ask him, does he think the American people have a right to be unhappy with their leadership when they wake up and find that we have had $1 trillion deficits for 3 years in a row and will virtually average a $1 trillion deficit for the next 10 years and there is no plan in the Senate except the President's budget that he submitted to us, that has the deficits increasing in years 7, 8, 9, 10 to $1.2 trillion in the tenth year? Is this an unsustainable path? Don't the American people have a right to be upset with us and demand that we stop business as usual?
