On the recordSeptember 11, 2012
I came to the floor to commemorate the events of 11 years ago on September 11. But I want to respond to my friend and fellow westerner Senator Enzi from Wyoming. I appreciate the sentiments and the tone of his remarks. I respect greatly his financial acumen. We know the training Senator Enzi has, and I appreciate his call to action hopefully as soon as possible. I would like to stay in Washington and continue to work on the Simpson-Bowles architecture. I know my colleague from Colorado, Senator Bennet, has spent a great deal of time as a member of the Gang of Six plus two crafting legislative language to put the Simpson-Bowles recommendations into effect. I did, however, want to set the record straight as I read it and as I understand it, which is that we have had a Budget Control Act that many of us voted for last year which in effect is a budget for 2012 and 2013. I ask unanimous consent to have the documentation of the Budget Control Act printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Budget Control Act Contained Budget for 2012 and 2013 SEC. 106. SENATE BUDGET ENFORCEMENT.…
