Rand Paul: “I move to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3055, with a further amendment numbered 1250.…”

“I move to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3055, with a further amendment numbered 1250. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. Paul] moves to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3055, with an amendment numbered 1250. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To reduce the amount appropriated by 1 percent and put the savings towards the Highway Trust Fund and certain Environmental Protection Agency Infrastructure Assistance) At the appropriate place in division A, add the following: SEC. ___. REDUCTION IN RATE FOR OPERATIONS. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020 (division A of Public Law 116-59) is further amended by inserting after section 150, as added by section 101 of this division, the following: ``SEC. 151. REDUCTION IN CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS TO PROVIDE SAVINGS FOR THE HIGHWAY TRUST FUND AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY INFRASTRUCTURE ASSISTANCE. ``(a) Reduction in Continuing Appropriations.-- ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the rate for operations provided by section 101 is hereby reduced by 1 percent. ``(2) Exceptions.--The rate for operations shall not be reduced under paragraph (1) for the following: ``(A) Amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund established by section 9503(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. ``(B) Amounts for purposes described in section 147.…”