Senator Chris Coons believes that the budget committee appointed to hammer out a budget by December 13th will be successful.
As a member of the 29 member committee that came out of the government shutdown the Delaware Democrat told the Wilmington News Journalthat he chooses to be optimistic.
He believes that the budget cuts mandated by the sequester that reduces spending by a trillion dollars over the next 10 years will force Democrats and Republicans to come up with a deal.
The next $19 billion in cuts that kick in next January would have the greatest impact on the Defense Department.
And, that, says Coons, is a big motivator for lawmakers to replace them.
Delaware’s junior Senator told the New Journal that his priorities include protecting money for Amtrak and promoting infrastructure as well as research and development.
