Political Quotes

“Yes, S. 1 establishes a new point of order under the Budget Act against incineration mandate legislation in the Senate unless the mandate is paid for. I believe strongly in that. So do local and State governments and tribal governments. The point of order--this applies to all legislation including bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions or conference reports and can be waived by majority vote. It is a process. This point of order and the Budget Committee's role in its enforcement are modeled after similar provisions in the 1974 Budget Act. The language in S. 1, and I think this is very important, applying the mandate point of order to amendments, is identical--identical to language in the Budget Act. Madam President, 21 separate provisions of the Budget Act provide a point of order in the Senate against consideration of amendments; five of these provisions establish points of order that only apply to amendments. This is not new ground. This is not something unprecedented.”