Pete Sessions said "we are at a historic point. I believe this Congress has taken a great risk in turning over to a committee of 12 this responsibility. It is going to be difficult for them to reach an agreement. If they don't, damaging sequestration could occur. If they do reach an agreement, we have to be sure it is an honest agreement that actually achieves what they promised, which is--at a minimum--$1.2 trillion worth of deficit reductions. We need $4 trillion--as every expert has said--over 10 years in savings to begin to put this country on the right path. We are nowhere close to that. I feel like the country is going to have to take some tough medicine. I hope the committee can help us get there. I do not approve of the process, but hopefully it will work and maybe we will not repeat it in the future. I thank the Chair. I yield the floor. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Rhode Island. ___________________

On the recordNovember 17, 2011

we are at a historic point. I believe this Congress has taken a great risk in turning over to a committee of 12 this responsibility. It is going to be difficult for them to reach an agreement. If they don't, damaging sequestration could occur. If they do reach an agreement, we have to be sure it is an honest agreement that actually achieves what they promised, which is--at a minimum--$1.2 trillion worth of deficit reductions. We need $4 trillion--as every expert has said--over 10 years in savings to begin to put this country on the right path. We are nowhere close to that. I feel like the country is going to have to take some tough medicine. I hope the committee can help us get there. I do not approve of the process, but hopefully it will work and maybe we will not repeat it in the future. I thank the Chair. I yield the floor. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Rhode Island. ____________________

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Republican · Texas

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