Amy Klobuchar: “Every modest sacrifice that we refuse to make today only forces far greater sacrifices of hope and opportunity upon the…”

“Every modest sacrifice that we refuse to make today only forces far greater sacrifices of hope and opportunity upon the next generation. They are right. The longer we wait, the more wrenching the choices become. And guess who is going to have to make those painful choices. It is our children and our children's children. But you know what else. It is ourselves. As the Senator from California pointed out about an hour ago, 6 percent--6 percent--of our spending is interest on that debt. So there are some commonsense suggestions in that report. That is what we have to do next year.”