[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3526]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EARMARK RECISION, SAVINGS AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

  (Mr. COHEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, the majority has now been in power for 10 
weeks and has yet to offer a plan for job creation. Instead, they have 
chosen to ignore the warnings of economists from across the political 
spectrum and are promoting a continuing resolution that threatens to 
derail and reverse our Nation's recovery.
  Instead of slashing programs that are vital to job creation and 
economic growth, we need to carefully examine the budget and eliminate 
all wasteful spending. That is why I am introducing the Surface 
Transportation Earmark Recision, Savings and Accountability Act of 
2011, and I'd ask for bipartisan support on this. This legislation will 
reduce the deficit by $584 million by rescinding unspent funds 
authorized by Federal transportation projects requested by Members of 
Congress that date back to 1978.
  Instead of eliminating research at the National Institutes of Health 
or eliminating funding to protect our air and water, let's focus on 
elimination of wasteful, unnecessary spending. I encourage you to work 
with me to include this language in the continuing resolution.

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