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Kent Conrad: “This amendment is absolutely well intended, but it will create unintended consequences. This will give the Budget…”

On the recordMarch 22, 2007
This amendment is absolutely well intended, but it will create unintended consequences. This will give the Budget Committee authority over nonbudgetary matters. This amendment, if it were adopted, would create a supermajority point of order against Senator Domenici's mental health parity bill. It would give a supermajority point of order against the Defense authorization bill. It would give a supermajority point of order against the minimum wage bill, against bankruptcy reform, against pension reform. This amendment should not be adopted. I urge my colleagues to vote no.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota
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Opposing an amendment related to budgetary authority during Senate floor debate.

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