On the recordMay 19, 2011
I sure do. They actually worsen the deficit by $2.2 trillion in relation to the CBO baseline. Until one sees the numbers in black and white, the budget is just talk. Democrats and Republicans have an obligation to produce fiscal blueprints in an intellectually honest, complete, and transparent fashion. The majority, the Democrats, have the responsibility to take the first step, and the Republicans have a responsibility to convey our fiscal blueprint through debate and amendments. That is the way this traditionally has always been done. As the distinguished ranking member indicated, our side is ready to engage in this important debate and process, but it is hard to do it when they would not even put up a budget. They have not done that in the last couple of years. Without a budget, we don't have anything to debate and analyze.
