Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be considered and that the Akaka amendment which is at the desk be agreed to; the committee substitute amendment, as amended, be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be read a third time; and that the budgetary pay-go statement be read. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: Mr. Conrad: This is the Statement of Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for S. 3447, as amended. Total Budgetary Effects of S. 3447 for the 5-year Statutory PAYGO Scorecard: net decrease in the deficit of $1 million. Total Budgetary Effects of S. 3447 for the 10-year Statutory PAYGO Scorecard: net decrease in the deficit of $734 million. Also submitted for the Record as part of this statement is a table prepared by the Congressional Budget Office, which provides additional information on the budgetary effects of this Act, as follows: CBO ESTIMATE OF THE STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU-GO EFFECTS FOR S.…”