Political Quotes

“I appreciate the Senators who have expressed their disagreement on the budget point of order. Even if one disagrees over the $11 billion, there is $23 billion in additional spending that will be borrowed over the decade, according to CBO. With regard to the $11 billion, that money will be borrowed and given to the Postal Service. It increases the debt of the United States. Therefore, CBO scores it as a violation of the debt limit in the pay- go provision. It clearly is. So we are not saying we should not have a postal bill. Let's vote, stand firm with the debt limit agreement we had in August. Let's ask our good committee to produce a bill that is paid for in some fashion. We spend $3,700 billion in the United States. We need to find about $3 billion a year to fund their proposal to solve this problem. That is what we should do. We are at a defining moment. There is no middle ground. I say vote to sustain the point of order. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.”