Additional 9,000 to its credit cards despite owing a whopping 311,000 in debt. Hardworking taxpayers are counting on us to set priorities and to stick to them because a balanced budget will boost our nations economic output and help restore the promise of a government that is more effective. A balanced budget will allow americans to spend more time working hard to grow their businesses or to advance in their jobs instead of worrying about taxes and inefficient regulations. We know it wont be easy by working together we can deliver Real Solutions and Real Progress the American People want and deserve. I look forward to working with each and everyone of you in this crucial task in the days and weeks ahead. Chairman price . I want to thank the chairman and appreciate everybodys participation. I would note that the number of senators significantly outnumbers the number of house members but were fine with that. We think we have equal firepower. So were raring to go with the Conference Commi
I can see the house people [indiscernible] sen. Enzi i am pleased to call this to thousand 16 concurrent budget fiscal meeting to order. It is my privilege to recognize the chair of this years conference, the distinguished chair, senator enzi. Sen. Enzi today were going to consider the resolution on the budget and the house amendments, we will begin with Opening Statements, ill recognize myself first and then dr. Price and senator sanders and mr. Van hollen, then we have a list of the others in order. Glad we are at this point, and i appreciate all who have shown up so far, although those who dont show up will help reduce the the length of the meeting, of course. [laughter] sen. Enzi so we meet today on moving forward with the joint house, Senate Budget conference with the goal of producing a balanced budget, that does not rely on new taxes and instead strengthens our Nations Defense, protects our most vulnerable citizens, improves Economic Growth and opportunity for hardworking famili
But our farmers and ranchers need the security of this farm bill. Mr. Chairman, i would like to thank you for not including agriculture in the reconciliation instruction in the senate. We have about 400 different organizations, led by the american arm bureau and others, who have asked us not to include the language in the final document. We have made the cuts, more than any other committee, beyond reconciliation and unfortunately, if we open up the farm bill, everything is opened up. No mistake about this through this is not just a debate about nutrition. If we do not work with the farm bill, it will be livestock disaster and conservation as well as nutrition and Rural Development and other things that are absolutely critical for certainty in Rural America certainly across michigan and across the country, so, mr. Chairman, i look forward to working with you. I hope this final document will recognize the work was done on a bipartisan basis. It was my great pleasure to work with chairman
Must be done. At a time when americas facing difficult challenges both here and abroad, the American People expect us to put their priorities ahead of politics and gridlock. Today, thats exactly what we are doing. A balanced budget promises a government that will actually spend tax dollars wisely and gives hardworking americans the freedom to pursue their future. Our work today and in the coming weeks will show Hardworking Taxpayers that congress is committed to a government that is more effective and more accountable. Our fiscal outlook is grim and has been ignored for far too long. Runaway spending over the past six years has created a dangerously growing debt because washington spends now and pays later. Hardworking taxpayers across the country are feeling anxious. The Congressional Budget Office projects the federal government will collect a record 3200 billion, thats 3. 2 trillion in revenue this year. So even as federal revenues hit record highs, were on track to overspend by nea
On a muggy afternoon just before Memorial Day, 100 people gathered in the woods at the Warner Pine Grove Cemetery of the former Belchertown State School. A bell was rung. The names of those who had passed since the last time we gathered were read.