Klobuchar Calls for Compromise on Budget

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In a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar called for compromise on the budget stalemate in Washington and urged her colleagues in Congress to put politics aside and come together to avoid crippling the nation's economy.

A Pathfire video featuring Senator Klobuchar's speech is available. Instructions for Pathfire feed: http://democrats.senate.gov/tv/pathfire/klobuchar.pdf.

"We must have a commitment to the larger good, to our country and to the people that we represent,"Klobuchar said. "None of us want to see our economy crippled. Democrats don't want it, Republicans don't want it. So what are we waiting for? It's time for Congress to step up and show some leadership here. It's time for us to work together to show the American people that Washington isn't broken, that instead we're willing to put aside our politics to do what we were elected to do, to do what's right for America."

During her speech, Klobuchar also read a letter from a couple from Northfield, MN, who made a passionate plea for compromise and a common-sense solution to end the budget stalemate. They said:

"Dear Amy: The political positioning and wrangling over the federal budget and debt ceiling limit has gone on long enough. It's time for our elected leaders to step up and resolve the debt ceiling and budget crisis in a mature, adult fashion. We realize that this is easier said than done, but after experiencing the shutdown of the State of Minnesota, it is unconscionable to even have the possibility of the crisis that we will face as a nation if we don't raise our debt ceiling and begin reducing the deficit. We urge you and your colleagues to do all it takes to resolve this issue prior to the deadline. There has to be some compromise that can be identified. Each side will need to give to make this happen. Let's focus on the art of compromise and get this wrapped up. It's time to show the world that we are still a truly great nation and can step up to resolve the challenges placed before us. The greater good of the nation has to be placed as a top priority. Hoping and praying for successful resolution to the outstanding issues."

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