Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I call up my amendment, No. 483, and I ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Louisiana [Mr. Cassidy] proposes an amendment numbered 483. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To create a point of order against legislation that would provide Economic Impact Payments to prisoners) At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following: SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST PROVIDING ECONOMIC IMPACT PAYMENTS TO PRISONERS. (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would, as part of any extension or reauthorization of Economic Impact Payments under section 6428 or 6428A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any establishment of any similar rebate or credit, allow for such rebate or credit to be provided to any individual who is incarcerated in a Federal or State prison. (b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three- fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (a).”