Bill Lee said "On the point of order, when you talk about fiscal responsibility with the Defense Department, taxpayers' dollars, trillions and trillions of dollars that are unauditable, there should not be a point of order. These are our dollars, our constituents' dollars. They deserve a vote to see who wants to make sure that there is some fiscal responsibility at the Department of Defense. The Acting CHAIR. The Chair is prepared to rule. The amendment contains a legislative condition on the availability of funds in the bill. As such, the amendment violates clause 2 of rule XXI. The point of order is sustained. Amendment No. 211 Offered by Ms. Wasserman Schultz" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 17, 2011

On the point of order, when you talk about fiscal responsibility with the Defense Department, taxpayers' dollars, trillions and trillions of dollars that are unauditable, there should not be a point of order. These are our dollars, our constituents' dollars. They deserve a vote to see who wants to make sure that there is some fiscal responsibility at the Department of Defense. The Acting CHAIR. The Chair is prepared to rule. The amendment contains a legislative condition on the availability of funds in the bill. As such, the amendment violates clause 2 of rule XXI. The point of order is sustained. Amendment No. 211 Offered by Ms. Wasserman Schultz

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Bill Lee

Republican · Tennessee

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