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Sen. Jeff Sessions, (R-Ala.), on the need to pass a budget and reduce the government’s spending.
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-- joining us now is senator Jeff Sessions he's the ranking member of the powerful Senate Budget Committee.
A member of the armed services and judiciary committees as well.
Senator great to have you with -- There was something about -- remarkable spectacle five budgets all going down in flames -- seemingly.
Perhaps with the -- exception of congressman Paul Ryan's budget.
None of them seemingly very purposeful.
Or even significant when talking about actually reducing.
Your -- -- the spending of the.
Federal -- from.
Well I think -- all the Republican by using -- in the house budget due Alter.
The debt because of America dramatically that -- they came from the senate.
On that to me call and not -- plans even cut more than the run plan and put us on a sound path.
In terms of debt the president's budget was totally irresponsible.
Increased taxes and increased.
Spending.
So it was not responsible and it was voted down 99 than not -- and the democratic leadership in the senate.
Provided no plan no budget.
That they would vote for and it was -- -- dramatic.
Abdication.
Of leadership responsibility.
By any accounts that seemed to me law.
I think we have to give you credit for being kind enough induce the president's budget.
I'm sure that.
Actually not sure that he situation thank you but he -- of we're putting forward the proposition.
It was -- -- Situation in which John Feldman.
The house also voted -- -- not single member in the house voted for 414 and not -- But it demonstrated that this budget is not real it's also odd that the president didn't even -- -- defended -- push forward.
From what it reveals the as I have to tell you you see this crisis in Europe it's all about the debt variant.
We -- on this path hitting in an unsustainable way -- we could find ourselves in just that situation.
And we need leadership and a plan to get off this path and we don't have.
Well we have been at least clever enough to hang -- to the Federal Reserve which gives us the capacity to continue to print money.
And spread their -- spread it all around.
Which of the Greek censure right now are deeply India's.
You you found that the United States spends more than that Greece Portugal and Spain Italy.
-- -- you point out we could be in very serious trouble.
That one of the first problems that we have it seems to me is we have markets that are erratic and volatile.
But we have -- an economy that is not producing jobs.
Or working men and women and our middle class.
And I'll be darned if I can find either party are the -- the president are the presidential.
Nominee of the Republican Party governor Romney.
I'm not hearing specific Cogent succinct statements about what it's gonna take.
They get this country turned around and I mean now I'm gonna talk in five years from now.
The American people don't give a darn about -- what's gonna happen.
Twenty years from now when it comes to jobs may be on debt and all -- other issues.
But got -- I mean senator we've got to get serious here don't we.
You're exactly ride -- I truly believe the American people have a right to be frustrated and angry with their latest in Washington.
How in the world that we get this situation.
Where nearly forty cents of every dollar we spend is -- This is a dangerous path we need to get off -- it but let me side.
That the house budget.
Would get us off that path that really would -- people in the U what all -- -- it that the Republican budgets in the -- were good.
Budgets that would have dramatically change the course we're all.
But we don't have the votes to get it through the senate and that is the democratic controlled senate and Harry Reid said it's foolish to have a budget.
So we're -- -- difficult situation so we'll have to battle every -- From -- to.
Election night on to contain spending and keep this country on a sound plan.
And then we.
After about by the election results I I have a suspicion.
That the American people are gonna demand.
This congress bring this government under control they have a right to be discouraged and disgusted with the way risk in the Amazon.
Senator.
We look on his move to one of those people leaving that reelection effort so it's going to be on you.
And your -- -- but he's to make sure that you went back that -- We thank you for being here we appreciate and we'll have a great responsibility.
If the people give us the majority that is true.
Senator Jeff Sessions thanks so much.
