elmendorf, dr. elmendorf, and with c.b.o. in my prior capacity. he was a democratic appointee, but the c.b.o. director is supposed to call the balls and the strikes and play it fair. doug elmendorf has done that, and so i just simply want to say for the record, mr. chairman, that we wish him well. he's leaving at the end of the month. we wish him well. we thank him for his service. we thank the congressional budget office for all the hard work that they put in so we can be here on the floor with these budgets, and we wish him great success in the future in whatever it is he chooses and thank him for the service to this house, to this congress and to our country. and with that, mr. chairman, i simply want to say, this is an outstanding budget that deserves our support. don't buy all the hype you're hearing from the other side and pass this fantastic price budget. with that i yield back the

well doug elmendorf was before the appropriation committee yesterday, and i asked him a simple question. when you independently reviewed the affordable care act, did you come to the conclusion that it allowed for subsidies to go to state and federal exchanges? his answer was clear -- yes. we read the affordable care act as to provide insurance subsidies to both state exchanges and federal exchanges and thus we priced the bill accordingly. the law is clear the law's intent is clear. the voices of those that voted for it are clear. the independent congressional budget office is clear. the affordable care act only works if subsidies flow to both states that have federal exchanges and states that have state exchanges. and for families like those of betsy in litchfield, connecticut, and linda in winstead connecticut to continue celebrating the success of the affordable care act on the ground floor for the millions of lives that have been transformed, then this body needs to continue to stand up for the premise that the affordable care act continues to work. that mr. president is absolutely s

elmendorf, dr. elmendorf, and with c.b.o. in my prior capacity. he was a democratic appointee, but the c.b.o. director is supposed to call the balls and the strikes and play it fair. doug elmendorf has done that, and so i just simply want to say for the record, mr. chairman, that we wish him well. he's leaving at the end of the month. we wish him well. we thank him for his service. we thank the congressional budget office for all the hard work that they put in so we can be here on the floor with these budgets, and we wish him great success in the future in whatever it is he chooses and thank him for the service to this house, to this congress and to our country. and with that, mr. chairman, i simply want to say, this is an outstanding budget that deserves our support. don't buy all the hype you're hearing from the other side and pass this fantastic price budget. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from georgia reserves. the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. van hollen:

elmendorf who by all accounts has done a terrific job at the congressional budget office. he's led that office with great professionalism and i think he's continued to uphold the integrity of c.w.o. i think we've all benefited from his wisdom over the years and i thank you. mr. price: i do want to commend my colleagues for coming forward with the budget. it's important to have contrasting visions that are able to be debated here on the floor of the house and i'm not surprised but i'm often amused by the misinformation and the distortion that comes from our colleagues on the other side. mr. chairman, we've had now three separate budgets that have been offered by our friends on the other side. first the progressive budget, progressive caucus budget. then the c.b.c. budget now the democratic caucus budget. i want to have our colleagues focus on the comparison side-by-side of this budget that's being offered to that of the republican budget, a balanced budget for a stronger america. these numbers on the far column there of the democratic budget identify specific areas in their

elmendorf he said the deficit has fallen sharply at 6.2% of gdp.he stock market has performed better than under any president. we now have a strong dollar. we import more than we export. this gives america stronger purchasing power. we cannot take the radical turn the republicans propose. we have to stay on track. democrats intend to offer amendments to bolster education, modern transportation infrastructure system. we want to keep the momentum going.