Jim Matheson: “We face some clear challenges. We are in a recession, and we have a war on terrorism to fight. I have to say that some…”

“We face some clear challenges. We are in a recession, and we have a war on terrorism to fight. I have to say that some of the aspects of this budget are things I certainly agree with. I appreciate the commitment to our veterans; I can appreciate the commitment to defense spending and homeland defense. The issue about the long-term plan, about how we get away from deficit spending, that is something we have to work on. And whether or not we pass this budget today, that problem is not going to go away. I would like to call on my colleagues to work together in a more bipartisan way in the future. We do need to address this issue. It is important to us. Our constituents expect us to work together. We have not done that yet, but I hope we do so sooner than later.”