Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) Can’t Explain Why Harry Reid’s Senate Has Not Passed A Budget In Over 900 Days

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Senate Democrats Have Not Passed A Budget For 968 Days, Since April 29, 2009. (S. Con. Res. 13, Roll Call 173; D 53-3, R 0-40, I 2-0, 4/29/09)

MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough:  “As the lone republican, not only on this set, but in this zip code, let me ask you a couple of questions. First of all, big conservative complaint when you — you watch this show, so you understand. I go after Republicans with equal zeal as Democrats in Washington. But it seems to me Republicans have a good argument to make when they say you want to talk about the dysfunction of the last year, let’s look at the Democratic senate. They haven’t produced a budget in over 900 days. That’s a legitimate gripe, isn’t it in?”

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL): “It’s legitimate in this respect, Joe. Going back to the point made earlier, when you start hammering 60 votes onto everything, our majority is a majority of name only, 53 Democratic senators in most instances will need the help of Republicans to move forward and their ranks rarely split. Susan Collins was the only Republican senator to step up and join us in a bipartisan effort to extend the tax cut.”

Scarborough: “But that doesn’t stop you and your budget committee from producing a budget. To produce a blueprint to say this is the Democratic vision for America’s future. And that hasn’t happened in over 900 days. ”

Sen. Durbin: “I can’t argue the point.”

(MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” 12/22/11)