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Billion and have reached an agreement on the policy riders. i do that, because that has not been easy. in the meantime, we'll pass a resolution to keep the government running through this coming friday. that short-term bridge will cut the first $2 billion of the total savings we've talked about. so mr. president, i -- with the permission of the republican leader, ask unanimous consent to proceed to hr-1363, that a substitute amendment, a seven-day continuing resolution with agreed to and be read a third time and the senate proceed to vote on passage of the bill as amended that the motion be co...

Back from 19 months to seven months, trimming $16 billion. tough cuts for democrats and still far from the $79 billion needed to reduce the deficit impact to zero. >> this is a new substitute amendment. it address misof the same as the last substitute but it's smaller. it's fewer dollars involved here. all of the amendment is offset except for two matters, the unemployment insurance and the aid to the states under medicaid. that is the safety net provisions are not. those two. everything else is offset. >> we have an amendment that does not raise taxes that reduces the federal debt by $68 bill...

Back from 19 months to seven months, trimming $16 billion. tough cuts for democrats and still far from the $79 billion needed to reduce the deficit impact to zero. >> this is a new substitute amendment. it addressmisof the same as the last substitute but it's smaller. it's fewer dollars involved here. all of the amendment is offset except for two matters, the unemployment insurance and the aid to the states under medicaid. that is the safety net provisions are not. those two. everything else is offset. >> we have an amendment that does not raise taxes that reduces the federal debt by $68 billi...

We will ever pay for anything? that is what senators say they want. and that is what the american people want. they want us to get our budgets in order just like they have to get their budgets in order every day. but that is not what the majority is doing. so tonight, tomorrow, and on every spending bill in the future, we will see whether they mean business about controlling our debt or if it is just words. we will see if paygo has any teeth or not. tonight i am offering a substitute amendment that pays for these important programs with democratic ideas.

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