J. Exon: “I want to emphasize that. But I still say that we are going way too far. I think that is such a reasonable amendment…”

I recommend that all Senators vote in favor of the amendment. I would simply point out that the amendment does nothing more than what the States can already do. I will vote for this amendment, and the one that follows. I will strongly…

in 1986, the Congress enacted the so-called ``Byrd rule,'' named for our esteemed colleague, Senator Byrd, now incorporated into the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as section 313. Although it may seem arcane to those not immediately…

Yes. These provisions stayed out of the bill in conference, as the conferees sought to avoid another challenge on the Senate floor that these provisions violated the Byrd rule. This manifests our intent to keep this bill within the proper…

I intend to make some remarks at this time in strong opposition to the Kyl amendment, and then would plead to the managers of the bill--since the Kyl amendment nor nothing like it was included in the authorization bill that came out of the…