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

“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.”