mr. chairman , i yield myself such time as i may consume . 
i am honored to stand here as the chair of the congressional black caucus for the 109th congress and to offer as this substitute amendment the congressional black caucus ' budget for this year . 
we believe that a budget is a statement of priorities and in that respect members should know where the money is coming from that is being budgeted and how the money is being spent . 
mr. chairman , i yield 6 1/2 minutes to the gentleman from virginia ( mr. scott ) xz4003641 , who has led the task force for the congressional black caucus to put together the budget . 
