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John Ensign: “The House bill needs to be the floor for what we accomplish out of this process. The House bill isn't nearly enough, and…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2011
The House bill needs to be the floor for what we accomplish out of this process. The House bill isn't nearly enough, and we cannot allow this process to capture a modest improvement in the name of compromise by watering it down to a complete abdication of leadership. The stakes are too high. Today, I will be reluctantly supporting H.R. 1, the House bill, which cuts $61 billion from last year's spending. It is a modest step in the right direction. The other side has put forward a proposal that should be rejected out of hand because it is completely inadequate. It keeps us spending money we do not have.
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Mar 9, 2011

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The speaker discusses the inadequacy of the House bill and the need for stronger fiscal leadership.

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