Political Quotes

“I call up my amendment No. 3352 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 Kentucky [Mr. PAUL] proposes an amendment numbered 3352. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To provide for automatic continuing resolutions) At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. AUTOMATIC CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS. (a) In General.--Chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1310 the following new section: ``Sec. 1311. Continuing appropriations ``(a)(1) On and after the first day of each fiscal year, if an appropriation Act for such fiscal year with respect to the account for a program, project, or activity has not been enacted and continuing appropriations are not in effect with respect to the program, project, or activity, there are appropriated, at the rate for operations specified in paragraph (2), such sums as may be necessary to continue the program, project, or activity if funds were provided for the program, project, or activity during the preceding fiscal year-- ``(A) in the corresponding appropriation Act for such preceding fiscal year; or ``(B) if the corresponding appropriation bill for such preceding fiscal year did not become law, in a law making continuing appropriations for such preceding fiscal year.…”