| Agriculture Reform, Food, And Jobs Act Of 2013 |
May 20, 2013 |
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Debbie Stabenow, D-MI
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"Altogether, including the cuts that took effect already this year, we are able to cut spending by about $24 billion. That is more than double the cuts proposed by the Simpson-Bowles Commission and last year’s Gang of Six that worked on deficit reduction. And I want to underscore that this is four times—four times—more than is required by the arbitrary across-the-board sequestration cuts. So we in agriculture take a back seat to no one in our commitment to doing our part in making tough decisions and setting priorities to reduce the deficit."
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| Unanimous Consent Request—H. Con. Res. 25 |
May 14, 2013 |
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Mark Warner, D-VA
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"The fact is there is an awful lot of consensus about what we need to do. Starting back with the Simpson-Bowles report, then followed up by the Gang of Six and the Domenici-Rivlin report, everyone agrees we need to do at least $4 trillion over the next 10 years. We don’t have to solve the whole problem, we just have to take a good step forward."
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| Water Resources Development Act Of 2013—Continued |
May 9, 2013 |
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Jerry Moran, R-KS
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"Lastly, to get our country’s fiscal house back in order, Congress should consider adopting many of the bipartisan recommendations put forth by the President’s own deficit reduction commission. The cochairs of the Commission have warned—this is the Simpson-Bowles Commission—if we fail to take swift action and serious action, the United States faces “the most predictable economic crisis in history.”"
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| Concurrent Resolution On The Budget For Fiscal Year 2014 |
April 9, 2013 |
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Suzanne Bonamici, D-OR
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"In the weeks following the implementation of the sequester, my offices in Oregon and here in Washington, DC continue to hear numerous additional stories of the hardships brought about by budget uncertainty. For those who rightly raise concern, the budget proposed by Chairman Ryan is another example of DC putting politics over solutions. My constituents want fiscal responsibility from their elected officials; not a budget balanced on the back of the working class and the elderly. Congress has reduced projected deficits by about $2.7 trillion since August 2010 by cutting discretionary spending, increasing tax rates for families with taxable income over $450,000 a year, and eliminating related debt servicing. The combination of deficit reduction included in Ranking Member Van Hollen’s budget and the total deficit reduction achieved to date meets the $4 trillion goal set forth by the bipartisan Simpson-Bowles Commission. Further, the Van Hollen alternative I am supporting today achieves this deficit reduction without implementing the Ryan budget’s Medicare voucher plan, while also preserving the Affordable Care Act reforms that currently provide seniors with reduced prescription drug costs and free preventive health care. Our constituents sent us here to solve the problems created by our predecessors, not to make them worse. The Van Hollen budget alternative puts us on the road to economic recovery while preserving the social safety net. For this reason I am proud to support it."
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| Concurrent Budget Resolution On The Budget, Fiscal Year 2014 |
March 22, 2013 |
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Patty Murray, D-WA
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"I remind all Senators every bipartisan group who has examined our budget situation has acknowledged that reality. Simpson-Bowls, the Gang of 6, Domenici-Rivlin—all recommend several times more revenue than the roughly $600 billion that was generated by the yearend deal. In fact, Simpson-Bowles and the Gang of 6 each recommend well over $2 trillion in new revenue. So striking this reconciliation instruction, which is what this amendment does, and reducing the revenue level, goes in exactly the wrong direction. I ask for a strong “no” vote and oppose this amendment."
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