PUBLIC DEBT

Addresses

Storms on the Horizon: Richard W. Fisher, E11-E13 [6JA]

Trigger Will Not Prevent a Tax Hike on the American People: Senator Grassley, S8539 [30JY]

Amendments

Budget: reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (H.R. 2920), H8527 [22JY]

Government: permit continued financing of Government operations (H.R. 4314), consideration (H. Res. 976), H15004 [16DE]

Articles and editorials

Audacity of Debt, S13299 [16DE]

Butler—Congress Needs Cover To Reform Entitlements, H1578 [13FE]

Coming Deficit Disaster, S12585 [7DE]

Deficit Leaps to $1.4 Trillion, S10513 [19OC]

Dishing Out Some Shock on Debt, S13616 [20DE]

Economist Declares ``Train Wreck'', H7794 [8JY]

$800 Billion Mistake, S1994 [9FE]

Hiding a Mountain of Debt, S3955 [30MR], H4427 [2AP]

It's No Time To Stop This Train, E1197 [19MY]

No Laughing Matter, S6413 [10JN], S9311 [14SE]

ObamaCare's Real Price Tag, S9069 [7AU]

``Paygo'' Coverup, S6534 [11JN]

Taxpayers' Bill Leaps by Trillions, S1112 [30JA]

There Is a Silver Lining, S9311 [14SE]

U.S. Deficit Biggest Since 1945, H11485 [20OC]

Wanted—Small Government, H2917 [3MR]

Will the Reid Health Bill Really Reduce the Deficit?—CBO Says That This Bill Will Reduce the Deficit, S13482 [19DE]

Years To Come, H84 [8JA]

Bills and resolutions

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: limit distribution of funds to political consultants or for campaign-related work (see H.R. 4365), H15500 [16DE]

———rescind stimulus funds rejected by State and local governments and return them to the Treasury for debt reduction (see S. 1323), S6938 [23JN]

———rescind unobligated appropriations and repeal certain provisions (see H.R. 3140), H7945 [9JY]

Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: establish (see S. 2853), S12804 [9DE]

Budget: cap discretionary spending, eliminate wasteful and duplicative agencies, reform entitlement programs, and reform the congressional earmark process (see H.R. 311), H88 [8JA]

———comply with pay-as-you-go requirement (see H. Res. 671), H8585 [22JY]

———constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget and grant the President of the U.S. the line-item veto (see S.J. Res. 22), S13252 [15DE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 20), S10061 [1OC] (see H.J. Res. 1), H36 [6JA] (see H.J. Res. 43), H4687 [22AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 7), H70 [7JA]

———control Federal spending (see S. 1808), S10570 [20OC]

———extend discretionary spending caps (see H.R. 3298), H8585 [22JY] (see H.R. 3442), H9275 [31JY]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending (see H.R. 1814), H4249 [31MR] (see H.R. 2116), H4839 [27AP]

———reduce the deficit by establishing 5-year discretionary spending caps and strengthened pay-as-you-go procedures (see S. 2911), S13458 [18DE]

———reduce the Federal budget deficit in a responsible manner (see S. 1613), S8993 [6AU]

———reform Federal procedures, impose spending and deficit limits, and provide a sustainable fiscal future (see H.R. 3964), H12140 [29OC]

———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (see S. 1600), S8992 [6AU] (see H.R. 2920), H6971 [17JN]

———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (H.R. 2920), consideration (see H. Res. 665), H8494 [21JY]

———require that concurrent resolutions limit the growth of Federal spending to the mean of annual percentage growth of wages and gross domestic product (see H.R. 1648), H3704 [19MR]

———require that funding for Federal departments, agencies, and programs remaining available at the end of a fiscal year shall be used to pay down the Federal debt (see S. 834), S4445 [20AP]

———require two-thirds votes in the House and Senate to increase the statutory limit on the public debt (see H.R. 4262), H14742 [10DE]

Commission on Financial Crisis Accountability: establish (see H.R. 768), H778 [28JA]

Commission on Reforming Entitlement Spending: establish (see H.R. 4249), H14445 [9DE]

Congress: require roll call votes acknowledging the effect of the costs of legislation on the national debt (see H.R. 3350), H8872 [27JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: express that any interest or dividends repaid through the Troubled Asset Relief Program should be used solely for debt reduction (see H. Res. 639), H8025 [13JY]

———reduce national debt and eliminate the current slush fund at the Dept. by directing that proceeds from the Troubled Asset Relief Program go toward a reduction in the statutory debt limit (see S. 1642), S8993 [6AU]

———repeal authority to extend the Troubled Asset Relief Program and returm all unobligated funds to reduce the deficit (see H.R. 4157), H13353 [19NO]

———require any amounts repaid by financial institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance be used for debt reduction (see S. 862), S4573 (see S. 869), S4574 [22AP] (see S. 1243), S6542 [11JN] (see S. 1683), S9554 [17SE] (see H.R. 2063), H4731 [23AP] (see H.R. 2119), H4839 [27AP] (see H. Res. 714), H9280 [31JY]

———rescind unobligated Troubled Asset Relief Program funds and require any amounts repaid by financial institutions receiving assistance be used for debt reduction (see H.R. 3140), H7945 [9JY]

Economy: restore fiscal discipline and begin to address long-term fiscal challenges (see S. 10), S40 [6JA]

Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (see H.R. 1875), H4518 [2AP]

Government: permit continued financing of Government operations (see H.R. 4314), H14981 [15DE]

———permit continued financing of Government operations (H.R. 4314), consideration (see H. Res. 976), H15498 [16DE]

Health: ensure access to affordable and quality health care without exacerbating the Federal budget or contributing to market inflation while providing greater choices for consumers (see H. Res. 621), H7946 [9JY]

———establish certain requirements for any national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3700), H10456 [1OC]

———require any proposal for health care reform slow the long-term growth of health care costs and reduce the growth rate of Federal health care spending (see S. Res. 231), S8557 [30JY]

House of Representatives: prohibit increase in amount established for Members' official allowances during a period of high unemployment and public debt (see H.R. 3189), H8024 [13JY]

———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 2656), H6074 [2JN]

House Rules: repeal ``Gephardt rule'' and require recorded votes on measures that increase the statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 272), H3705 [19MR]

———repeal rule relative to statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 965), H14827 [11DE]

———require a two-thirds vote on a stand-alone bill that increases the statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 949), H13520 [3DE]

Members of Congress: prevent automatic salary adjustments following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit (see H.R. 201), H35 [6JA] (see H.R. 566), H380 [15JA]

———reduce pay following any fiscal year in which there is a Federal deficit (see H.R. 4336), H15498 [16DE]

Power resources: increase supply of American made energy, reduce energy costs and dependence on foreign oil, tap into domestic energy sources, and reduce the Federal deficit (see H.R. 3505), H9278 [31JY]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see S. 1056), S5502 [14MY] (see H.R. 1557), H3526 [17MR]

Social Security: invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H36 [6JA]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate certain amounts on their income tax returns toward deficit reduction and require Government spending reductions equal to 10 times the amounts so designated (see H.R. 4308), H14980 [15DE]

———impose a tax on certain securities transactions to fund job creation and deficit reduction (see S. 2927), S13883 [23DE] (see H.R. 4191), H13519 [3DE]

Warren County, OH: return certain unneeded stimulus funding (see H.R. 2226), H5095 [4MY]

Declarations

Orlando tea party: Central Florida residents, E1764 [14JY]

Tax Day Tea Party: Ocala, FL, citizens, H4844 [28AP]

Letters

Concerns over the economic recession: William R. Davis, S10314 [8OC]

Require any amounts repaid by financial institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance be used for debt reduction: Timothy F. Geithner, Sec. of the Treasury, S7178 [7JY]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: Representative Wolf, E103 [15JA]

Messages

Economic Report: President Bush, S650-S652 [16JA], H383-H385 [16JA]

Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act: President Obama, S6363 [9JN], H6377 [9JN]

Motions

Budget: reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (H.R. 2920), H8538 [22JY]

Quotations

Democratic Governments: Alexander Tytler, E2642 [27OC]

Remarks in House

Budget: allocation of funds, H3757, H3760 [24MR]

———allow for an emergency spending exemption to any pay-as-you-go requirement, H8507 [22JY]

———allow for emergency exceptions to pay-as-you-go requirement, E32 [7JA]

———comparison between congressional and Obama administration proposals, H3484 [17MR]

———comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, H915, H916 [3FE], H2843 [26FE], H4921 [29AP], H5897 [21MY], H6316 [9JN], H7027 [19JN], H13291-H13296, H13300-H13305, H13332, H13333 [19NO], H13487-H13489 [3DE], H15423 [16DE]

———comply with pay-as-you-go requirement (H. Res. 671), H8658 [23JY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), E19 [6JA]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 43), H14984 [16DE]

———deficit, H73, H77, H83 [8JA], H170 [13JA], H514 [26JA], H562 [27JA], H607, H764-H770 [28JA], H878, H880, H915-H918 [3FE], H926, H1022 [4FE], H1048, H1062-H1067, H1068 [9FE], H1089 [10FE], H1283-H1289 [12FE], H1596 [13FE], H1610, H1637 [23FE], H2610, H2611 [24FE], H2819, H2823 [25FE], H2889, H2916, H2917 [3MR], H2970-H2977 [4MR], H3048 [5MR], H3074, H3075 [6MR], H3097 [9MR], H3133-H3139 [10MR], H3324 [11MR], H3340, H3381 [12MR], H3426-H3433 [16MR], H3516-H3520 [17MR], H3620 [18MR], H3732-H3737 [23MR], H3755, H3759, H3762, H3784-H3787, H3789, H3792-H3798, H3825-H3828 [24MR], H3838, H3839, H3840, H4014, H4015, H4023, H4024 [25MR], H4083 [30MR], H4219-H4226 [31MR], H4254, H4255, H4256, H4258, H4260, H4273, H4274, H4375-H4377, H4387, H4389-H4393 [1AP], H4409, H4428, H4455, H4459, H4488, H4490, H4493 [2AP], H4553 [21AP], H4590, H4673 [22AP], H4739 [27AP], H4845, H4892, H4894-H4897 [28AP], H4918, H4973-H4980, H4989 [29AP], H5501, H5519 [13MY], H5691 [18MY], H5719 [19MY], H5895 [21MY], H6132 [3JN], H6248 [4JN], H6311, H6316, H6318 [9JN], H6419 [10JN], H6595 [11JN], H6815, H6890 [16JN], H6912, H6913-H6915, H6958, H6968, H6969 [17JN], H7029 [19JN], H7089, H7133 [23JN], H7150 [24JN], H7727 [7JY], H7793 [8JY], H7954 [10JY], H8028, H8034, H8035, H8050, H8056, H8065 [14JY], H8112, H8157, H8158 [15JY], H8188, H8248 [16JY], H8305, H8313, H8319 [17JY], H8366, H8403 [20JY], H8423, H8424, H8441 [21JY], H8498, H8499, H8579, H8580 [22JY], H8647, H8690 [23JY], H8716 [24JY], H8896, H8905 [28JY], H9465 [14SE], H9790 [22SE], H9919 [24SE], H10002, H10059 [29SE], H10075 [30SE], H10421 [1OC], H11301 [14OC], H11484, H11487 [20OC], H11590, H11699, H11700 [22OC], H11734 [23OC], H11763, H11770, H11772, H11787 [26OC], H11800, H11813 [27OC], H12048, H12064, H12121 [29OC], H12260, H12273, H12281 [3NO], H12295 [4NO], H13127, H13133 [18NO], H13307 [19NO], H13453, H13454 [2DE], H13497 [3DE], H13555 [8DE], H14378 [9DE], H14476 [10DE], H14746, H14811 [11DE], H14846, H14847 [14DE], H14883, H14885, H14954, H14961, H14963, H14968 [15DE], H14986, H15474 [16DE], E11 [6JA], E2370 [25SE], E2433 [1OC], E2500 [8OC], E2661 [29OC], E2730 [5NO], E2747 [6NO], E2768 [16NO], E2788 [17NO], E2799 [18NO], E2826 [19NO], E2856 [1DE], E2871 [2DE], E2889 [3DE], E2913 [8DE], E2932 [10DE], E2980, E2982 [11DE], E2991 [14DE], E3008 [15DE]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending, H4390 [1AP], H4416, H4417 [2AP], H8539 [22JY]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending (H.R. 1814), H4132 [31MR]

———prohibit increasing statutory limit on the public debt, H11742 [26OC]

———reconciliation process, H4645-H4653 [22AP]

———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (H.R. 2920), H6831 [16JN], H6975 [18JN], H8343, H8344 [17JY], H8412-H8416, H8418, H8419, H8420, H8483 [21JY], H8498, H8499, H8501, H8513-H8541 [22JY], H8587, H8588, H8695 [23JY], H8795 [24JY], H9166 [30JY], E1928, E1936, E1955 [24JY], E2027 [28JY]

———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (H.R. 2920), consideration (H. Res. 665), H8501-H8510 [22JY]

———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (H.R. 2920), motion to recommit, H8539 [22JY]

———release of Obama administration update proposal, H8406 [20JY]

Bush, George W.: evaluation of economic policies, H1062-H1067 [9FE], H2605 [24FE], H2819-H2821, H2823 [25FE], H8308, H8310, H8312 [17JY]

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, H73 [8JA]

Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act: limit authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network until Federal deficit falls to certain level, H9407, H9408 [10SE]

Colleges and universities: require funds saved from student loan reform be available for the reduction of the Federal deficit, H9688, H9689 [17SE]

Congress: evaluation of economic policies, H9413 [10SE]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H4461-H4469 [2AP]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: budget priorities, H4440-H4446 [2AP]

Democratic Party: evaluation of economic policies, H8312 [17JY], H10491 [6OC]

———national agenda, H4488 [2AP], H5718 [19MY], H11433 [15OC], H12070 [29OC]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding to make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities if Federal deficit exceeds certain level, H5591, H5592 [14MY]

Dept. of Energy: limit funding for advanced vehicle technologies programs when funding for similar programs already exists and if Federal deficit exceeds a certain amount, H9589-H9591 [16SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit use of any leftover or repaid Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for any purpose other than deficit reduction, H13555 [8DE], E2972 [11DE]

———repeal Troubled Asset Relief Program and apply remainder of funds to deficit reduction, H14492 [10DE], H14801-H14804 [11DE]

———require any amounts repaid by financial institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance be used for debt reduction, H8207 [16JY], H14881 [15DE]

———require any amounts repaid by financial institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance be used for debt reduction (H.R. 2119), H6910 [17JN]

Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations, H7995 [10JY], E983 [27AP]

———comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, H2915 [3MR], H3043 [5MR], H3323 [11MR], H3620 [18MR], H4264 [1AP], H4510 [2AP], H4759 [27AP], H4884 [28AP], H5467 [12MY], H5635 [14MY], H9261 [31JY], E1197 [19MY]

———national objectives priority assignments, H55-H60 [7JA], H424 [21JA], H880 [3FE], H2607 [24FE], H2819-H2826 [25FE], H3032, H3047-H3052 [5MR], H3133-H3139 [10MR], H3322-H3329 [11MR], H3426-H3433 [16MR], H3620-H3627 [18MR], H3815, H3817 [24MR], H5720, H5721, H5771 [19MY], H5895, H5897 [21MY], H6129 [3JN], H6254-H6259 [4JN], H6522 [10JN], H8441 [21JY], H9720-H9722 [17SE], H12266-H12272 [3NO], H12349 [4NO], H14880 [15DE], E2433 [1OC]

FDIC: conduct risk-based assessments of financial companies as necessary to pay any shortfall in the Troubled Asset Relief Program that would add to the national debt, H14749, H14750 [11DE]

Federal employees: terminate additional paid parental leave for Federal employees if the deficit in any fiscal year exceeds a certain level, H6238 [4JN]

Florida: tribute to residents protesting wasteful Government spending, H4844 [28AP]

Foreign policy: debt held by foreigners, H77 [8JA], H560 [27JA], H1062 [9FE], H1202 [11FE], H1282 [12FE], H3071, H3072 [6MR], H3996 [25MR], H4137 [31MR], H6080 [3JN], H6248 [4JN], H8311 [17JY], H12538, H12539 [6NO], H13127 [18NO], E11 [6JA]

Government: ceiling, H14449 [10DE], H14805, H14809 [11DE], H14884, H14885 [15DE], H15421-H15431, H15483 [16DE]

———permit continued financing of Government operations (H.R. 4314), H15421-H15431, H15483 [16DE]

———permit continued financing of Government operations (H.R. 4314), consideration (H. Res. 976), H14994-H15006 [16DE]

Health: establish certain requirements for any national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3700), H10443-H10445 [1OC], H11578 [21OC]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H12173-H12176 [2NO]

House Rules: require a two-thirds vote on a stand-alone bill that increases the statutory limit on the public debt (H. Res. 949), H14377 [9DE]

Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians and provide deficit protection and fiscal responsibility, H13316 [19NO]

Members of Congress: prevent automatic salary adjustments following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit (H.R. 566), H3150 [11MR]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H2866, H2867 [26FE], H2911, H2918-H2922 [3MR], H2964-H2970 [4MR], H3070-H3076 [6MR], H3096-H3103 [9MR], H3325-H3329 [11MR], H3340, H3379-H3387 [12MR], H3441, H3443, H3445, H3520-H3524 [17MR], H5690 [18MY], H5717, H5719 [19MY], H6942, H6943 [17JN], H7920, H7922 [9JY], H8193, H8194 [16JY], H8308, H8310 [17JY], H8374-H8376 [20JY], H8430, H8431, H8442, H8469, H8470 [21JY], H11562 [21OC], H11716 [23OC]

Public demonstrations: protest held in Washington, DC, against Government spending, taxing, and borrowing, H9498 [15SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4133, H4136 [31MR], H4754 [27AP]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish, H41, H60 [7JA], H83 [8JA], H166 [13JA], H372 [15JA], H495 [26JA], H877, H917 [3FE], H1083 [10FE], H1577 [13FE], H2606 [24FE], H2877 [2MR], H3069 [6MR], H4427 [2AP], H8429 [21JY], E102 [15JA]

———establish (H.R. 1557), H3756 [24MR], H7710 [7JY], H10075 [30SE], H11734 [23OC], E2643 [27OC]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H9918 [24SE]

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (H.R. 219), E3 [6JA]

Taxation: impose a tax on certain securities transactions to fund job creation and deficit reduction (H.R. 4191), E3005 [15DE]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: reduce economic stimulus spending upon meeting certain economic growth goals, S1525 [4FE]

Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: establish (S. 2853), S12837, S12838, S12840, S12841 [10DE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S3092 [12MR]

———apply nondefense discretionary spending caps to years 2 and 3 of reported budget resolution, S4130-S4133, S4148 [1AP]

———comparison between congressional and Obama administration proposals, S3951, S3954, S3957 [30MR]

———comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, S6334, S6341 [9JN], S6427 [10JN], S6534, S6535 [11JN], S6773 [18JN]

———constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget and grant the President of the U.S. the line-item veto (S.J. Res. 22), S13299, S13300 [16DE]

———control Federal spending (S. 1808), S10573 [20OC], S10613 [21OC]

———deficit, S184, S197 [8JA], S244 [9JA], S270 [11JA], S293-S297 [12JA], S1115 [30JA], S1384, S1385 [3FE], S1637, S1638 [5FE], S1778, S1836 [6FE], S2091 [11FE], S2180 [12FE], S2293 [13FE], S2405-S2407 [24FE], S2930 [10MR], S3009 [11MR], S3092 [12MR], S3108 [16MR], S3130 [17MR], S3344-S3347 [18MR], S3578 [19MR], S3584, S3589-S3592 [23MR], S3621 [24MR], S3740-S3742, S3756, S3773 [25MR], S3818-S3822, S3887-S3890 [26MR], S3952, S3954, S3958, S3969-S3971 [30MR], S4053, S4106-S4109 [31MR], S4151-S4153 [1AP], S4232, S4243 [2AP], S4643-S4645 [23AP], S4849-S4858, S4861, S4866, S4874 [29AP], S5250 [7MY], S5309-S5311 [11MY], S5412-S5415 [13MY], S5995-S5997, S6012-S6015 [3JN], S6334, S6340 [9JN], S6427 [10JN], S6534, S6535 [11JN], S6640-S6643 [16JN], S6703-S6705 [17JN], S7039 [25JN], S7177 [7JY], S7291, S7292 [9JY], S7448, S7449 [14JY], S7946 [23JY], S8538 [30JY], S9070, S9073 [7AU], S9310-S9313 [14SE], S9410 [16SE], S9711, S9718-S9720 [23SE], S9959-S9961, S9976 [30SE], S10140 [6OC], S10340 [13OC], S10388, S10412 [14OC], S10444, S10467-S10470 [15OC], S10507, S10511 [19OC], S10592, S10594 [21OC], S10660, S10676-S10678 [22OC], S10760 [27OC], S10801, S10802, S10810 [28OC], S10881, S10899, S10900, S10907 [29OC], S10973 [2NO], S11081, S11095 [4NO], S11153 [5NO], S11247 [6NO], S11424 [17NO], S11837, S11855, S11872 [20NO], S11912-S11918, S11950-S11952, S11955, S11958, S11960 [21NO], S11996 [30NO], S12033-S12036, S12060 [1DE], S12577-S12580 [7DE], S12862, S12879 [10DE], S13062-S13064 [11DE], S13076, S13083-S13086 [12DE], S13164 [14DE], S13299, S13300 [16DE], S13374 [17DE], S13417 [18DE], S13482, S13483-S13488 [19DE], S13827-S13829, S13838 [23DE]

———eliminate wasteful, inefficient, and duplicative spending, S4408 [20AP], S4648, S4656 [23AP], S13484-S13487 [19DE]

———increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), S13760 [22DE], S13801-S13803, S13835-S13844 [23DE], S14132-S14134 [24DE]

———increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), unanimous-consent agreement, S13747, S13748 [22DE]

———limit Government spending to CBO projected rate of inflation, S4135 [1AP], S4253 [2AP]

———prohibit consideration of any budget resolution that increases public debt by a certain amount, S4013-S4017, S4030 [31MR], S4650, S4654 [23AP]

———provide a point of order against consideration of legislation that exceeds limit on public debt, S4033-S4037 [31MR], S4145 [1AP]

———reconciliation process, S3131 [17MR], S3832 [26MR], S3956, S3957, S3963 [30MR], S4847-S4852, S4854, S4859, S4864, S4865, S4873-S4878 [29AP]

———reduce the Federal budget deficit in a responsible manner (S. 1613), S9012-S9015 [6AU]

———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (H.R. 2920), S9312 [14SE]

———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (S. 1600), S9014 [6AU]

———status report, S2762 [4MR], S7060 [25JN], S8852 [5AU], S10309 [8OC]

CBO: report on the public debt, S196, S197 [8JA]

Clinton, William J.: evaluation of economic policies, S3740-S3742 [25MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: effects of economic bailout on bonds, S6640-S6643 [16JN]

———prohibit use of any leftover or repaid Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for any purpose other than deficit reduction, S12649 [8DE]

———require any amounts repaid by financial institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance be used for debt reduction, S4606, S4607 [23AP], S4951-S4953 [30AP], S6334 [9JN], S6703 [17JN], S7177, S7178 [7JY], S10824, S10836 [28OC]

———require any amounts repaid by financial institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance be used for debt reduction (S. 1243), S6550 [11JN], S7356 [10JY]

———require any amounts repaid by financial institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance be used to reduce the reauthorization level of the program, S5094-S5097 [5MY]

———return Troubled Asset Relief Program funds not set aside for purchasing toxic assets to the Treasury for debt reduction, S4154 [1AP], S4255, S4256 [2AP]

Domestic policy: national objectives priority assignments, S10314 [8OC]

Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, S2100-S2102 [11FE], S2407 [24FE], S3514 [19MR], S3941 [30MR], S4471 [21AP], S13419 [18DE]

———national objectives priority assignments, S4837 [29AP], S9650 [22SE], S10953-S10955 [30OC], S11094-S11097 [4NO]

———provide stimulus for economic recovery, S196 [8JA]

———require publication of certain facts on the national debt in IRS instructions, Federal websites, and new legislation, S5351-S5353 [12MY], S5423, S5424 [13MY]

———restore fiscal discipline and begin to address long-term fiscal challenges (S. 10), S46 [6JA], S153 [7JA]

———sale of Treasury bills for debt reduction, S9074 [7AU]

Federal aid programs: establish a task force to recommend comprehensive legislation addressing expected shortfalls in certain entitlement programs, S5398 [13MY]

Foreign policy: debt held by foreigners, S1836 [6FE]

Government: permit continued financing of Government operations (H.R. 4314), S13408, S13410 [18DE], S14132 [24DE]

———permit continued financing of Government operations (H.R. 4314), unanimous-consent agreement, S13747 [22DE]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S5365-S5367 [12MY], S5477 [14MY], S7677-S7682 [20JY], S10661 [22OC]

———evaluation of economic policies, S2545-S2547 [26FE], S2991-S2995, S3011-S3014 [11MR], S3041 [12MR], S3126-S3131, S3135, S3154-S3156 [17MR], S3344-S3347 [18MR], S7155 [7JY], S7355-S7357 [10JY], S9256 [10SE], S10561-S10564 [20OC], S11332 [10NO]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish, S3094-S3096 [12MR], S4129 [1AP]

———establish (S. 1056), S6412-S6415 [10JN], S9312 [14SE], S10617 [21OC]

Senate: legislative priorities, S11578 [19NO]

Social Security: reform, S5342 [12MY], S5398 [13MY]

Reports

Effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on the Federal Budget and the Balance in the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund: CBO, S13812 [23DE]

Stimulus Legislation Must Include Budget Reforms To Address Long-Term Challenges: Alison Acosta Fraser, Heritage Foundation, H166 [13JA]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2920, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 665) (H. Rept. 111-217), H8494 [21JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4314, Permit Continued Financing of Government Operations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 976) (H. Rept. 111-380), H15498 [16DE]

Rulings of the Chair

Government: permit continued financing of Government operations (H.R. 4314), consideration (H. Res. 976), H14995 [16DE]

Summaries

Republican Alternative Budget Proposal, S4153 [1AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 665, consideration of H.R. 2920, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act, H8501 [22JY]

H. Res. 976, consideration of H.R. 3326, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H.R. 2847, Jobs for Main Street Act, H.J. Res. 64, continuing appropriations, and H.R. 4314, financing of Government operations, H14994 [16DE]

H.R. 2920, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act, H8513-H8517 [22JY]

H.R. 4314, permit continued financing of Government operations, H15421 [16DE]

S. 10, Fiscal Responsibility Act, S46 [6JA]

S. Res. 231, require any proposal for health care reform slow the long-term growth of health care costs and reduce the growth rate of Federal health care spending, S8566 [30JY]