Rand Paul: “I ask unanimous consent the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…”

“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discretionary appropriations, including any appropriations under this Act, made available to the agency or program are rescinded; and (2) any statute authorizing the funding or activities of the agency or program is deemed to be repealed.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.…”