Political Quotes

“Madam President, section 302(a) of S. Con. Res. 13, the 2010 budget resolution, permits the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee to adjust the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in the resolution for legislation that invests in clean energy and preserves the environment, including legislation that encourages conservation and efficiency. This adjustment to S. Con. Res. 13 is contingent on the legislation not increasing the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019. I find that Senate amendment No. 4318, an amendment offered by Senator Sanders to Senate amendment No. 4301, an amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 4213, fulfills the conditions of the deficit-neutral reserve fund to invest in clean energy and preserve the environment. Therefore, pursuant to section 302(a), I am adjusting the aggregates in the 2010 budget resolution, as well as the allocation to the Senate Finance Committee. I ask unanimous consent that the following revisions to S. Con. Res. 13 be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010--S. CON. RES.…”