Political Quotes

“Let me just say, Mr. Chairman, that I have the utmost respect--and he knows it--of my friend from Oklahoma. No sarcasm was meant. But he might forgive me for being shocked at a speech I took certainly at face value about the need for full information and then a carve-out explicitly in the law, the draft law, that exempts all appropriations. Now, if my friend feels that it is too much work for the CBO with this threshold, then let's name a threshold. But his threshold in this bill is zero. There will be no dynamic scoring by CBO on any appropriations. I think that is not serving the American people well. I don't think that is full disclosure. I don't think that is transparency in government. I don't think that is good government. And I think that suggests we have something to hide around here. And I am sure that is not the message we intended to send. That is the spirit of my amendment, full disclosure. And I am sorry if this means that CBO has to work harder, but we need full disclosure for our citizenry. And that is what this amendment does. With that, I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Connolly). The question was taken; and the Chair announced that the noes appeared to have it.”