On the recordMay 18, 2022
Mr. President, in reserving the right to object--and I will--I think back over the years to some of the debates. I remember, during the Reagan administration, when we heard so many speeches from President Reagan and his supporters on how they had to balance the budget. He did this at a time when he doubled and tripled the national debt, all the time telling everybody how they were balancing the budget. Then I heard the objections to President Clinton's budget, saying that it didn't do the wonderful things that the Reagan budget did even though, of course, it gave the United States the first surplus it had had in decades. Every so often, reality catches up with rhetoric, and because of that, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Florida.
