III 112th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 41 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 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

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