[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 41 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 41

Expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should reduce spending 
by the amount resulting from the recently announced earmark moratorium.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 3, 2011

 Mr. Nelson of Nebraska submitted the following resolution; which was 
                referred to the Committee on the Budget

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should reduce spending 
by the amount resulting from the recently announced earmark moratorium.

Whereas the debt of the United States exceeds $14,000,000,000,000;
Whereas it is important for Congress to use all tools at its disposal to address 
        the national debt crisis;
Whereas Congress will not earmark funds for projects requested by Members of 
        Congress; and
Whereas the earmark ban should be utilized to realize actual savings: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that Congress should 
reduce spending by the amount resulting from the recently announced 
earmark moratorium.
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