Political Quotes

“Madam President, I call up my amendment, No. 4990, and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Indiana [Mr. Braun], for himself and others, proposes an amendment numbered 4990. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To prohibit funds from being used for earmarks) At the end of the matter preceding division A, add the following: SEC. 7. PROHIBITION ON EARMARKS. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any provision of any division of this Act, none of the funds made available under any division of this Act may be used to implement any earmark, Community Project Funding, or Congressionally Directed Spending specified in any provision of any division of this Act or in the explanatory statement described in section 4. (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall prevent funds allocated for any earmark, Community Project Funding, or Congressionally Directed Spending included in any division of this Act or in the tables contained in the explanatory statement described in section 4 from being awarded under a merit-based process under existing law.”