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Related: About this forumBernie Sanders Leads Senate Democrats In Condemning Historic Mistreatment Of Obama
The ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) led Democrats in condemning the historic mistreatment of President Obama and his budget.
In a letter to Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY), Sanders and the Democrats wrote:
We write to express our dismay over your decision to not hold a hearing on the Presidents Fiscal Year 2017 budget request. This will be the first time in the Budget Committees history that no such hearing has taken place.
Each year, the President submits to Congress a budget request for the upcoming fiscal year. This request includes multiple policy proposals that deserve full and fair consideration by the Congress. Inviting the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to testify on the Presidents budget allows this committee to explore those proposals. It also provides the committee with the opportunity to ask the administration about how it is carrying out existing policies.
The Presidents budget is more than a political document; it is the compilation of the opinions of experts from throughout the government who are carrying out policies and programs created by Congress. It is based on their individual and collective judgment on what items require more funding, and where savings can be found. Declining to give the Presidents budget a hearing is disrespectful to all of the hard work that went into producing this expansive document.
The Budget Committee has an important institutional role, and fulfilling it requires coordination between the executive and legislative branches.
As you recall, in February 2004, all Senate office buildings closed because of the presence of the toxin ricin in a Senate office. Even so, the Senate Budget Committee held a hearing on the Presidents budget request using the House Budget Committees hearing room. Even under those extraordinary circumstances, the committee carried out its duties.
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retrowire
(10,345 posts)frylock
(34,825 posts)ybbor
(1,555 posts)He hates him and his assface.
(is this really necessary?)
bullwinkle428
(20,630 posts)ybbor
(1,555 posts)Thank you very much! I'll be here all week. Be sure to tip your waitress and bartender.
I wondered if anyone caught that. I was typing it in the sound bite voice she uses.
lsewpershad
(2,620 posts)he disagrees with the President on some issues and feels Obama did not go far enough on others
frylock
(34,825 posts)scottie55
(1,400 posts)Treating them like adults is not required.
Where I grew up in Eastern Washington the entire area burns every summer.
Watching my home valley (Methow) burn every year makes my hatred of the global warming deniers almost unbearable.