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A Budget That Invests In Our Future
March 24, 2009 - Senators Patty Murray, Bernie Sanders and Jeff Merkley joined community leaders Tuesday to hail the critical investments in President Obama's budget proposal. Jaim Foster, a 2nd-grade teacher from Virginia; James Walker, President of the American Wind Energy Association; and Mark Kinsgbury, a registered nurse from Denver Health joined the Senators to discuss how the budget will create jobs and begin to revive our economy by helping more Americans get to and graduate from college, developing renewable energy, and making sure Americans can access and afford the care they need to stay healthy.
"To revive the American economy and compete in the global economy, we must expand educational opportunities for all Americans," Murray said. "Investing in education is one of the most certain ways to prepare a skilled and ready workforce and to strengthen our economy well into the future. Now is not a time to sit back and criticize. Now is a time to be bold and make the critical investments in our country that are so overdue."
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The Senate will convene at 2:00 p.m. and proceed to a period of morning business until 3:00 p.m. with Senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.3590, with Senator Reid, or designee, permitted to offer the first amendment to the Reid substitute; further, that Senator McConnell, or designee, be permitted to offer the next amendment to the substitute with no other amendments in order during Monday's session. There will be no roll call votes during Monday's session.
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