Kent Conrad: “This amendment, if it were adopted, would cut Medicare and Medicaid by $58.8 billion. It would cut the Homeland Security…”

“This amendment, if it were adopted, would cut Medicare and Medicaid by $58.8 billion. It would cut the Homeland Security Committee by $5.8 billion. It would cut the Agriculture Committee by $3.6 billion. Beyond that, Mr. President, the pending amendment is not germane. Therefore, I raise a point of order that the amendment violates section 305(b)2 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, and I urge a ``no'' vote.”