On the recordMarch 18, 2010
I ask my colleagues to look at my amendment. It reduces discretionary spending caps by $77 billion relative to President Obama's budget in 2011, 2012, and 2013. It also requires the fiscal commission to find an additional $77 billion to reduce the deficit. It moves the vote from 67 back to 60, as it is under our normal Senate rules. It also increases the chances of a bipartisan agreement on deficit reduction. We need that around here. We need a bipartisan agreement on deficit reduction. This reduction could potentially add $13 billion more in deficit reduction than what the Sessions-McCaskill amendment does. As much as I respect and appreciate all the work Senators Sessions and McCaskill did, I certainly would appreciate people voting for the Pryor amendment.
