Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment follows: (Purpose: To cut $200,000,000,000 in spending in fiscal year 2011) At the appropriate place, insert the following: TITLE ___--CUT FEDERAL SPENDING ACT OF 2011 SEC. __01. SHORT TITLE AND DEFINITION (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Cut Federal Spending Act of 2011''. (b) Defund.--In this Act, the term ``defund'' with respect to an agency or program means-- (1) all unobligated balances of the discretionary appropriations, including any appropriations under this Act, made available to the agency or program are rescinded; and (2) any statute authorizing the funding or activities of the agency or program is deemed to be repealed. SEC. __ 02. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH. Amounts made available for fiscal year 2011 for the legislative branch are reduced by $654,000,000. SEC. __ 03. JUDICIAL BRANCH. Amounts made available to the judicial branch for fiscal year 2011 are reduced on a pro rata basis by the amount required to bring total reduction to $155,000,000. SEC. __ 04. AGRICULTURE. Amounts made available to the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2011 are reduced on a pro rata basis by the amount required to bring total reduction to $1,427,000,000. SEC. __ 05. COMMERCE.…”