Orrin Hatch: “There is no question about it. The chairman has the responsibility for holding hearings that lead up to a budget…”

“There is no question about it. The chairman has the responsibility for holding hearings that lead up to a budget resolution, the structure of the budget resolution, in accordance with his party's belief, it seems to me, and then bringing it up in committee where both sides can argue about it and both sides have the right to amend and improve it. Then they can bring it to the Senate floor. But they don't do that. Then they wonder why we are in such fiscal difficulties. I know the distinguished Senator from Alabama understands this fully as the ranking member on the Budget Committee. Having also been chairman of the Judiciary Committee, frankly, I am concerned about it-- and I think everybody is concerned--because they don't want to come up with a budget, and there may be invalid reasons for that.”