Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I call up my amendment No. 911 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Massachusetts [Mr. Markey] proposes an amendment numbered 911. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to increasing funding for research on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias) At the end of title III, add the following: SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO INCREASING FUNDING FOR RESEARCH ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS. The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to increasing funding for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, which may include research conducted or funded by the National Institutes of Health, where such funding would contribute to improving the development of treatment and cures, reduce health care costs for families and taxpayers, improve support for caregivers, or safeguard the United States' global leadership in neurodegenerative disease research and innovation, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not incre…”