Dirk Kempthorne said "I really believe mandates are so important, whether or not this is artful, it is meaningful. But we do provide for that 60-vote point of order, a waiver. Excuse me, it will be a majority, a simple majority, that could waive that point of order. If you get a majority of Senators that say, ``We agree with the Senator from New Mexico, we should not delay proceeding forward with this bill any further, we now have this information from the committee, from the Congressional Budget Office, and so we now vote affirmatively to waive the point of order, then we can proceed.'' But, again, we are going to know that information up front. I do not see that as burdensome, and it certainly is not as burdensome as has been the placement of these mandates on our cities and States, and the taxpayers ultimately pay for these." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJanuary 12, 1995

I really believe mandates are so important, whether or not this is artful, it is meaningful. But we do provide for that 60-vote point of order, a waiver. Excuse me, it will be a majority, a simple majority, that could waive that point of order. If you get a majority of Senators that say, ``We agree with the Senator from New Mexico, we should not delay proceeding forward with this bill any further, we now have this information from the committee, from the Congressional Budget Office, and so we now vote affirmatively to waive the point of order, then we can proceed.'' But, again, we are going to know that information up front. I do not see that as burdensome, and it certainly is not as burdensome as has been the placement of these mandates on our cities and States, and the taxpayers ultimately pay for these.

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Dirk Kempthorne

Idaho

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the importance of mandates and the process for waiving a point of order during Senate debate.

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