Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the Toomey amendment be called up, as modified with the changes at the desk, and that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the clerk will report the amendment by number. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Illinois [Mr. Durbin], for Mr. Toomey, proposes an amendment numbered 2121, as modified. The amendment is as follows (Purpose: To ensure adequate funding in the Crime Victims Fund is disbursed to victims, their families, and their advocates each year) At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. __. POINT OF ORDER. Section 1402 of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 20101) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: ``(c)(1) Sums deposited in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be available for expenditure under this chapter for grants under this chapter without fiscal year limitation, in accordance with paragraph (2). Notwithstanding subsection (d)(5), all sums deposited in the Fund in any fiscal year that are not made available for obligation by Congress in the subsequent fiscal year shall remain in the Fund for obligation in future fiscal years, without fiscal year limitation.…”