43 Senators Sign Letter Opposing The Reid Bill ‘In return for an unprecedented $2.4 trillion debt limit increase, your amendment reduces spending by less than $1 trillion over the next decade. Jul 30 2011 Print Email Share Tweet http://mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=dd1a4769-7212-447b-a183-e8e8881d0ac0&ContentType_id=c19bc7a5-2bb9-4a73-b2ab-3c1b5191a72b&Group_id=0fd6ddca-6a05-4b26-8710-a0b7b59a8f1f