Patty Murray: "Senate Democrats Plan to Move on a Budget Resolution"

Senator Patty Murray (D-Washington) the new chair of the Budget Committee is, rightly I think, out this morning with a statement saying that she thinks the Senate should pass a budget regardless of whether or not House Republicans tie a gimmicky and possibly unconstitutional "no budget no pay" rule to whatever they do on the debt ceiling. Murray's statement goes on at length castigating Republicans for handing budgetary matters outside the regular budget process with their various hostage-taking gambits, and concludes with her saying: Senate Democrats plan to move on a budget resolution regardless of whether the House rolls this issue into their short-term bill to increase the debt limit. I am ready to get to work with my colleagues on the Budget Committee and I look forward to fighting for middle class budget values and priorities in a conference with Chairman Ryan and the H...