Political Quotes

“as I believe my colleagues in the Senate know, S. 1 was considered and passed by two Senate committees, the Budget Committee and the Governmental Affairs Committee, but there is one issue of disagreement between the two committees. That issue is which committee, if any, should resolve future disputes about whether legislation contains mandates that may be subject to a point of order. During its markup, the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee added two amendments. The first made the Budget Committee responsible for determining mandate costs and the second amendment gave the Governmental Affairs Committee a role in deciding issues related to the point of order. As I understand the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee's view, the committee expects that during those instances when the Parliamentarian must rule on a point of order under this section, there may be occasions when there is a need for consultation regarding the applicability of this law. These two amendments provide that on all such questions that are not within the purview of the House and Senate Budget Committees, it is the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee or the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee that shall make the final determinations.”