King Statement on President’s Budget
Budget
Budgets are about priorities. They list what we care about, and in dollar amounts, they quantify how much we care. As an annual framework for federal spending and revenue levels, the budget helps chart a path toward fiscal responsibility and the overall health of our national economy. Like so many Americans, I am amazed that Congress – more often than not – chooses to run the country on short-term, haphazard budgets. Our businesses and communities can’t afford such unsustainable practices. As a member of the Senate Budget Committee, I am committed to working with my colleagues - from both sides of the aisle - to find solutions that chart a serious and credible path to broad-based economic growth. That means approaching the process earnestly and in good faith. Americans have seen the results of intractable political positions and they are fed up with gridlock. They expect us, as their elected representatives, to solve the problems facing our nation and we have an opportunity now to demonstrate that we still can.