we cannot control what happens in a conference report. We cannot control from this Chamber or from the other Chamber what they do in conference reports. So this amendment does not try to control that, it simply tries to capture the savings from successful appropriations amendments to be used for debt reduction. You cannot control the level.
Discussing the limitations of controlling conference reports in relation to debt reduction.
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We have a moral obligation to prevent people from getting hurt, to stop damage from being continued.
The Senate which is a co-equal branch of government has every right not to act on that nomination.
I'm confident we'll be able to pass a short-term extension and I'd be kind of shocked if the Democrats would want to create a government shutdown because they have been dragging their feet.
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