What would happen if the Speaker said no to a work plan, to the parliamentary budget officer's taking an initiative? I could answer what I would do. I'm not sure I could answer what the future parliamentary budget officer would do. It would create a lot of tension, create some controversy, and I think there would be unnecessary.... Quite frankly, I'm not even sure the current Speaker would want to be the proverbial meat in the middle of the sandwich.
On May 10th, 2017. See this statement in context.