U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., called on his Democratic colleagues to stop reckless spending and pass a budget. He also reiterated his call for Congress to reform its appropriations process by switching from the current, broken annual system to a two-year system that would force lawmakers to conduct oversight on federal spending. May 15, 2012

On May 16, 2012, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) joined Senators Jeff Session (Ala.) and John Thune (S.D.) on the Senate floor to discuss the third year the Democrat-led Senate has not produced a budget.

It's been more than three years since Senate Democrats last passed a budget, despite the fact that federal law requires the Senate to pass a budget every year. Meanwhile, our national debt has soared, further threatening our already struggling economy. If Democrats were really serious about economic recovery, they would work with Republicans to pass a budget that restrains government spending and gives our nation the kind of sound financial footing that will allow our economy to flourish.

U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor Wednesday regarding the nation's disappointment in the kind of leader President Obama said he was and the kind he's turned out to be: