Political Quotes

“As we consider the budget which is before us today, I would call my colleagues' attention to the fact that the Democratic budget, the Murray budget, was voted down in the House of Representatives 2 days ago by 107 votes. One-fifth of the Democrats, one out of five, 20 percent, voted against this budget. No Republicans voted for it. This may be because, as Politico said, ``to win over her caucus, Murray begins from the left of Obama himself.'' With regard to independent evaluations of the budget, the United States USA Today editorial on March 15 said this: The plan produced by the Senate Budget Committee Chair, Patty Murray, D-Wash, is a disappointing document. It is a namby-pamby plan that underwhelms at every turn. The Murray budget neither balances the budget nor reigns in entitlements. It would help the Nation's Democrats if they were to embrace the goal of a Ryan budget. This is the view of USA Today, the largest print in the country. The Washington Post said on March 15: ``This document, gives voters no reason to believe that Democrats have a viable plan for--or even a responsible public assessment of--the country's long-term fiscal predicament.'' The Wall Street Journal, Investment Business Daily, The Hill, all of these have comments in somewhat the same vein. What is our problem? Our problem is spending. People say: Sessions, this is just what Republicans say, and we say it is not taxing the rich enough. There is a fundamental issue about spending.…”