Of a perfecting nature.

SA 182. Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Pryor,
and Mr. Merkley) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 493, to
reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other
purposes; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:
It is the sense of the Senate that it supports reducing its
budget by at least 5 percent. The Senate has made the
findings that:
Finding that, Congress must pursue comprehensive deficit
reduction,
Finding that, the nation is deeply involved in military
action on two fronts,
Finding that, Admiral Mullen has noted the most significant
threat to national security is the national debt,
Finding that, the nation is in fragile recovery from an
economic downturn that has spanned two administrations,
Finding that, the offices and agencies that serve Members
of Congress must be reduced along with the rest of the
budget,
Finding that, in order to address the Nation's fiscal
crisis, the Senate should lead by example and reduce its own
legislative budget,

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It is the sense of the Senate, that it should lead by
example and reduce the budget of the Senate by at least 5
percent.
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