,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #h  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bc   
7legislative day1 ,january #c71 #bjac   
,mr4 ,roberts 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,moran1
 ,mr4 ,johanns1 ,mr4 ,johnson of        
,wisconsin1 and ,mr4 ,cornyn7 submitted 
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,finance  
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,senate that ,congress holds the    
sole authority to borrow money on the   
credit of the ,united ,states and shall 
not cede this power to the ,president4  
,whereas it is ,congress' prerogative   
and duty to decide how much the ,nation 
will borrow and for what purposes2      
,whereas ,congress has the              
responsibility under the ,constitution  
to regulate the terms and conditions    
under which the ,nation borrows funds2  
,whereas ,congress has the power and the
 obligation to ensure that payments are 
made on the national debt2 ,whereas     
,congress is directly accountable to the

 people concerning any tax and spending 
burdens placed upon the public2 ,whereas
 these ,constitutional powers and       
responsibilities create an appropriate  
check on the executive branch and       
preclude the ,president from raising    
taxes and issuing debt2 ,whereas1 on    
,november #bi1 #bjab1 the ,secretary of 
the ,treasury1 on behalf of the         
,president1 proposed that ,congress     
should surrender its authority to       
establish the debt limit of the ,united 
,states to the executive branch2 and    
,whereas for #f decades ,congress and   
the ,president have routinely used the  
necessity of increasing the debt limit  
as a vehicle for debate and broader     
reforms on the path of spending and     
future deficits3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 
,that it is the sense of the ,senate    
that ,congress--  7#a7 should not       
relinquish its long utilized authority  
vested in article #a1 section #h of the 
,constitution to borrow money on the    
credit of the ,united ,states by        

refusing to debate1 amend1 and vote on a
 bill to address the debt limit2 and    
7#b7 should not provide the executive   
branch with exclusive power to issue    
debt on behalf of the ,united ,states   
,government4