[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3708]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS

  Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I rise today to speak about the Senate 
votes on H.R. 1 and Inouye amendment No. 149 regarding spending levels 
for the remainder of this fiscal year.
  I opposed H.R. 1 because it called for severe cuts with little or no 
thought to the economic consequences. By cutting programs that support 
our seniors and veterans, as well as programs that contribute to our 
economic activity, H.R. 1 would have jeopardized our economic recovery 
at a critical time.
  I voted for the necessary spending cuts included in the Inouye 
amendment because I saw it as a start, not an end. I believe additional 
cuts are needed to address our fiscal challenges. I am very supportive 
of the bipartisan negotiations that are taking place for a longer term 
comprehensive deficit reduction plan and I would like us to move 
forward with the more difficult task of addressing our long-term fiscal 
challenges.

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