Jim Bunning: “let me briefly describe my amendment No. 3361. Like other amendments, this amendment contains all the extensions in the…”

“let me briefly describe my amendment No. 3361. Like other amendments, this amendment contains all the extensions in the Baucus substitute, and it also completely pays for that spending. But it provides a different alternative for paying for it: eliminating wasteful and duplicative government programs. Many of these programs are the ones President Obama has recommended terminating, and others have been highlighted by the CBO and the Congressional Research Service as wasteful. I thank Senator Coburn publicly for the good work he has done compiling this list of programs. We voted on a similar spending reduction when the Senate passed a record $1.9 trillion increase in the debt limit to $14.3 trillion. I hope we have a different outcome today. I hope my colleagues will not choose bloated bureaucracy over our children and grandchildren. They will face over $100 billion more in debt and compounding interest on the debt if we do not pay for this bill. Enough is enough. If we cannot find the money to pay for programs, we ought to make the hard choices to reduce the deficit and debt. I hope my colleagues will make the right choice today and support my amendment.”