Political Quotes

“I thank the Senator from Colorado for his insights. This is the beginning of a process of eliminating coal mining in the United States. Here is a company that has their permit for 8 years for mining coal, and that permit took extensive permitting. Now what they are saying is that you have to take a look at where the coal is burned to see what the impacts are. That has never been one of the requirements. Again, it is one of those increases in regulation that this administration is fond of. It is designed to put things out of business, to raise costs. I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record an article called ``The Case For Legislative Impact Accounting Economics 21,'' which is part of the Manhattan Institute. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: [June 9, 2015] The Case For Legislative Impact Accounting Economics 21 (part of the Manhattan Institute) (By Jason J. Fichtner, Patrick A. McLaughlin) For the first time in six years, Congress finally passed a budget resolution. The federal budget process, when it works, permits Congress to monitor and fund programs based on their fiscal impact. Yet every Congressional budget masks the true economic costs of federal spending. Mandatory spending, which makes up the vast majority of federal spending and includes interest on the national debt, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, is not part of the annual budget process.…”