Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I call up my amendment No. 1182 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Indiana [Mr. Braun], for himself and others, proposes an amendment numbered 1182 to amendment No. 1092. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To prohibit earmarks) On page 2, after line 19, add the following: SEC. 4. 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 any report described in section 3. (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 a report described in section 3 of the matter preceding division A in this Act from being awarded under a merit-based process under existing law.”