Political Quotes

“Reclaiming my time, what I was just pointing out is you are saying that both sides' coaches were going to be yelling at the refs and they wanted their side, win or lose. If you want to use your analogy, in a game there has to be rules, and we are saying that the rules that should apply are the rules that--you indicated the CBO is a nonpartisan entity, that they are doing it the right way, and we are saying, exactly. The CBO is nonpartisan. They are calling for this type of application of the rules. And if we agree on that point, and if you dig into the bill and realize that we are saying it is not to make sure that CBO does it, but that the administration does it. So reread the bill. You will understand what we are trying to do. And I think, at the end of the day, you and I may actually agree. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.”