Political Quotes

“Mr. President, on March 22, 2018, I filed adjustments to enforceable budgetary levels to accommodate spending in H.R. 1625, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, P.L. 115-141. Included in the spending that qualified for cap adjustments was program integrity funding that is classified as off-budget. The previous adjustment correctly increased the allocation to the Appropriations Committee to accommodate this spending but also increased the spending aggregate for fiscal year 2018. Under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the spending aggregate should only reflect on-budget amounts. As such, I am reducing the spending aggregate by $295 million in budget authority and $257 million in outlays. I ask unanimous consent that the accompanying table be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: REVISION TO BUDGETARY AGGREGATES (Pursuant to Sections 311 and 314(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ $s in millions-- 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Current Spending Aggregates:-- Budget Authority....................................... 3,400,136 Outlays................................................ 3,221,606 Adjustments:-- Budget Authority....................................... -295 Outlays................................................…”