Political Quotes

“Mr. President, the Senator from New Hampshire and I kid each other about this. The fact is, this is another killer amendment, and it is apparent it is designed to kill this bill. Why do I say that? Because on October 21 of last year, the sponsor of this amendment, and every other Senator on the other side of the aisle, voted against invoking cloture on a bill to accomplish the very same thing they profess to desire at this point. Also, we have been advised by the Congressional Budget Office that it is not paid for. According to CBO--they recently sent us a note--the Gregg amendment would increase the deficit by $65 billion over the next 5 years. We will solve the SGR problem at the appropriate time. This body will then decide at that time the degree to which we want to pay for the SGR. This is not the time or the place. This is a killer amendment. According to CBO, it increases the deficit by $65 billion over the next 5 years; therefore, I raise a point of order that the Gregg amendment violates section 310(d)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Hampshire.”