,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ga  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,july #ca1 #bjae  
,mr4 ,rigell submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t
 resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,budget1 & 9 addition to
 ! ,committees on ,ways & ,means1 ,en]gy
 & ,comm]ce1 & ,arm$ ,s]vices1 = a p]iod
 to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1
 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*        
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,,concurr5t          
,,resolution  ,provid+ = a plan to      
alleviate ! effects ( seque/ration4     
,:]eas !re is /rong bip>tisan agreem5t t
 ! ,f$]al sp5d+ me*anism kn[n z         
seque/ration is sev]ely imp$+ ,congress'
 ability to prop]ly budget2 ,:]eas !re  
is /rong bip>tisan agreem5t t ! cuts n[ 
9 effect z a result ( seque/ration are  
sev]e1 & w cause ev5 great] h>m if all[$
 to cont9ue into fiscal ye> #bjaf2      
,:]eas !re is /rong bip>tisan agreem5t t
 ! h>m seque/ration is do+ to national  
def5se1 9 p>ticul>1 is grave &          

unacceptable1 especially giv5 t ext]nal 
?reats are increas+ worldwide2 ,:]eas   
seque/ration is a result ( ! failure ( !
 ,jo9t ,select ,committee on ,deficit   
,r$uction1 e/abli%$ by ! ,budget        
,control ,act1 to rea* a pr9cipl$       
compromise2 ,:]eas seque/ration w       
cont9ue to di/ort ! budget process into 
fiscal ye> #bjaf unless legislation is  
pass$ by ,congress & sign$ into law by  
,presid5t ,obama t w\ld re/ore          
allocation levels2 ,:]eas ! ,budget     
,control ,act 0 sign$ into law on ,augu/
 #b1 #bjaa1 & seque/ration w5t into     
effect on ,m>* #a1 #bjac2 ,:]eas !      
,ryan-,murray agreem5t provid$ a        
%ort-t]m increase ( ! budget caps ?r\gh 
,septemb] #cj1 #bjae2 ,:]eas only #ab   
legislative days = ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives & #ae legislative days =
 ! ,s5ate are t5tatively s*$ul$ 9       
,septemb]1 prior to ! end ( fiscal ye>  
#bjae2 ,:]eas ,congress has n consid]$  
any proposals dur+ ! #aad? ,congress t  
w\ld alt] or replace ! /atutory caps    

requir$ by seque/ration2 & ,:]eas our   
sy/em ( gov]nance does n function )\t a 
will+ness ( a majority ( ,memb]s ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ,s5ators to   
vote = a pr9cipl$ compromise bas$ on    
s\nd policy1 empirical data1 &          
fact-driv5 projections3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x
  ,t ,congress-- 7#a7 mu/ meet its      
con/itutional obligation to provide = ! 
common def5se ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates by      
re/or+ cuts m&at$ by seque/ration2  7#b7
 ackn[l$ges & reaffirms t provid+ = !   
common def5se ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates is a %>$
 duty1 :i* eclipses p>tisan%ip & p>ty   
affiliation2  7#c7 w h z its fir/       
legislative priority ! enactm5t (       
legislation :i* re/ores no less ?an #ge 
p]c5t ( ! pre-seque/] levels e/abli%$ by
 ! ,budget ,control ,act ( #bjaa2  7#d7 
w1 simultane\sly ) ! rev]sal ( ! cuts1  
enact legislation :i* fully (fsets !    
increases 9 discretion>y sp5d+ ?r\gh a  
comb9ation ( r$uctions to m&atory sp5d+ 
& increases 9 rev5ue2  7#e7 w re=m      
m&atory sp5d+ by includ+ 9 ! legislation

 a ,*a9$ ,consum] ,price ,index =       
,social ,security & fur!r means te/+ =  
,m$ic>e2 &  7#f7 w increase rev5ues by  
includ+ 9 ! legislation ! closure ( tax 
loopholes & a cap on d$uctions =        
high-income h\seholds4