Consequently, a point of order was raised against the Cornyn amendment, and a motion to waive the point of order failed by a vote of 37 to 60. Upon further review, committee staff concluded that the determination of a pay-go point of order was made in error--in fact, the amendment did not violate section 201. As chairman of the Committee, I regret the point of order was inadvertently raised in error.
Addressing the procedural error regarding the Cornyn amendment during debate on the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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