Madam President, what we don't like is $37 trillion in new debt hoisted on the next generation. This is throwing fiscal responsibility overboard to the bottom of the sea. We have never had a more fiscally irresponsible bill on the floor of the Senate than this one. Vote on Amendment No. 1758 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question occurs on the adoption of the amendment.
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